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Name (CN)	益智仁 (Yì zhì rén)
Synonyms (CN)	益智、智仁、益智子、益志子、尿珠子、盐益智、摘艼子
Name (EN)	Sharpleaf Galangal, Alpinia Oxyphyll, Sharpleaf Galangal Fruit
Scientific name(s)	Alpinia Oxyphylla, Fructus Alpiniae Oxyphyllae
Used section	Fruits
Taste	Spicy
Channel Tropism	Induce in the spleen and kidney meridians.
Cold/Hot properties	Warm In Nature
Group	Plant [Nut Or Seed]

Origin	The dried ripe fruit of the ginger family puzzle Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.
Function and treatment	Warming the kidney to fix sperm and reduce urination; warming the spleen to stop diarrhea and ingest saliva. Used for kidney deficiency, urinary emission, frequent urination, seminal emission, diarrhea with cold spleen, cold pain in the abdomen and salivation in the mouth.
Origin and best harvesting period	It is distributed in Guangdong and Hainan, and is also cultivated in Fujian, Guangxi and Yunnan, and is best picked between May and June when the fruit is brown and the skin is less velvety.

No.	Name(s)
COMP-001290	(+)-terpinen-4-ol
COMP-001321	(+)-beta-pinene
COMP-001342	delta-amorphene; cadina-1(10),4-diene; naphthalene, 1,2,3,5,6,8a-hexahydro-4,7-dimethyl-1-(1-methylethyl)-, (1s-cis)-
COMP-001345	(+)-globulol
COMP-001366	(+)-alloaromadendrene
COMP-001379	l-.alpha.-pinene
COMP-001717	carnaubic acid; lignoceric acid; tetracosanoic acid
COMP-001867	d-ascorbic acid
COMP-001892	alloaromadendrene
COMP-001925	acaciin; linarin; acacetin 7-o-rutinoside; acacetin-7-o-rutinoside
COMP-001950	rhamnocitrin
COMP-002054	.alpha.-selinene
COMP-002056	3,5-dihydroxy-4',7-dimethoxyflavone; 3,5-dihydroxy-7,4'-dimethoxyflavone
COMP-002059	nootkatene
COMP-002589	(-)-alpha-pinene
COMP-002787	daucosterin; daucosterol; β-sitosterol-β-d-glucoside; coriandrinol
COMP-003708	chrysin
COMP-003927	pinocembrin
COMP-004453	eicosapentaenoic acid; icosapent
COMP-004465	humulene epoxide
COMP-004492	kaempferide; 3,5,7-trihydroxy-4'-methoxyflavone
COMP-005504	chrysanthenone; 2,7,7-trimethylbicyclo[3.1.1]hept-2-en-6-one
COMP-005864	izalpinin
COMP-006593	2,3',4,5'-tetrahydroxystilbene; oxyresveratrol
COMP-007552	yakuchinone b