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Crude drug name

Market name小白豆
Formal name白豆蔲; 豆蔲
Japanese nameびゃくずく, Byakuzuku (白豆蔲); ずく, Zuku (豆蔲)
Latin nameAmomi Fructus Rotundus (CP)
English nameRound Cardamon Fruit (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit
Production area informationRepublic of Indonesia
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2021/10/11
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.31298

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Production area information
Republic of Indonesia
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34.6937249
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Collection information
Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name白豆蔲, Baidoukou, Amomi Fructus Rotundus (CP2020), Round Cardamon Fruit (CP2020)
Synonyms豆蔲(doukou
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Original plant nameAmomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep.
Family nameZingiberaceae
Used partmature fruit
Quality for selectionGood Baidoukou is round, enlarged and light in color. Neither dark colored nor torn pericarp is good. (TN)
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.)
Clinical applicationAs an aromatic stomachic and carminative, it is applied to treat stomachache, distention of abdomen and belch. It is also used to relieve emesis, indigestion and vomiting. It is a spice and condiment
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Aromatic drugs for resolving dampness
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Lung, spleen and stomach meridians.
[Actions] To resolve dampness and move qi, warm the middle energizer to check vomiting, increase the appetite and promote digestion.
[Indications] Dampness-turbidity obstruction in the middle, no desire for food and drink, beginning of dampness-warmth, oppression in the chest with poor appetite, cold-dampness vomiting and retching, distention and pain in the chest and the abdomen, food accumulation.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
精油約2.5% / essential ail about 2.5% (*C1):
d-Borneol, d-Camphor

Chemical structure

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Pharmacological effectEnhanced gastric juices secretion, intestinal hyperperistalsis, inhibition of intestinal abnormal fermentation, relieving vomiting, antibacterial (dysentery bacillus).
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseStomachache, Anorexia, Dyspepsia, Vomitting, Hangover
FormulationKoshayoito
Related drugsCardamomi Fructus
ReferencesCP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 240-241.
Remarks- "Jawabyakuzuku", produced in Indonesia, is the mature fruit of Amomum compactum Soland. ex Maton. "Dobyakuzuku", produced in Guangxi Prov., is the fruit of Alpinia sp.
- In case of "Baidoukou" (Jap. name: Byakuzuku), the seeds, pericarps (Zukukaku) as well as flowers (Zukuka) are also used in similar ways.
Last renewal date2021/09/27