| Function and treatment |
Clearing dampness and opening the stomach, warming the spleen to stop diarrhea, regulating qi and calming the fetus. Used for dampness and turbidity obstruction, celiac disease and lack of hunger, deficiency of spleen and stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, malignant obstruction in pregnancy and fetal disturbance. |
| Origin and best harvesting period |
Yangchun Amomi fructus: Born in warm, humid, humus-rich ravines and shady places under forests. It is distributed in Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other places. It is now widely cultivated in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and other areas. Green-shelled Amomi fructus: born or cultivated in shady and humid places under forests in ravines at altitudes of 600-800 m. It is also found in the south of Yunnan. Distributed in southern Yunnan. Hainan Amomi fructus: Born in dense forests in valleys. Distributed in Hainan. Now widely cultivated in Guangdong and Hainan. Sand nuts in transplants planted 2 to 3 years after the flowering and fruit. mid and late August, when the fruit from bright red to purple-red, the seeds are dark brown and firm, broken with a strong pungent taste for mature fruit, can be harvested. |
