Definition:

In the Chinese Herbal Materia Medica, Bai Dou Kou belongs to category of aromatic herbs that transform dampness.

Taste: acrid
Temperature: warm, aromatic
Channels Entered: Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Actions:
(1) Promotes the movement of qi, transforms dampness, strengthens the Stomach.
(2) Warms the middle burner, directs qi downward.
(3) Disseminates the Lung qi.

Also Known As:

Common Name: Round Cardamon Fruit; Cluster Fruit
Pharmaceutical: Fructus Amomi Kravanh
Botanical: Amomum

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