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草果

Name (CN) 草果 (Cǎo guǒ)
Synonyms (CN) 草果仁、草果子、漏叩、煨草果、老蔻
Name (EN) Tsaoko Amomum Tsao-Ko Fruit, Tsaoko Amomum Fruit
Scientific name(s) Fructus Tsaoko, Tsaoko Fructus Amomi Tsao-Ko Fructus
Used section Fruits
Taste Spicy
Channel Tropism Induce in the spleen and stomach meridians.
Cold/Hot properties Warm
Group Plant [Condiments]
Origin Amomum tsaoko Crevost et Lemarie (scientific name: Amomum tsaoko Crevost et Lemarie) is the fruit of a perennial herb in the ginger family, Amomaceae.
Function and treatment Drying dampness, warming the middle, removing phlegm and intercepting malaria. Used for internal obstruction of cold and dampness, distension and pain in the abdomen, fullness and vomiting, malaria and cold-heat.
Origin and best harvesting period It is distributed in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou, and other provinces in China, cultivated or wild under sparse forests, 1100-1800 m. The fruits are harvested in October and November.

Related compounds

No. Name(s)
COMP-000122 nonanal; nonaldehyde; n-nonanal
COMP-000154 vanillic acid; 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzoic acid
COMP-000226 quercetin
COMP-000378 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)hepta-4e,6e-dien-3-one
COMP-000379 meso-hannokinol
COMP-000382 hannokinol; 1,7-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-3,5-heptanediol
COMP-000384 p-cymene; p-cymol; cymene; 1-isopropyl-4-methylbenzene; p-cimene; benzene,1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-; 4-isopropyltoluene; para-cymene; 1-methyl-4-(1-methylethyl)-benzene
COMP-000386 citral; ( e)-citral; geranial; (e)-citral; 2,6-octadienal, 3,7-dimethyl-, (e)-
COMP-000388 1,8-cineole; 1,8-cineol; cineole; p-cineole; eucalyptol
COMP-000391 decanal; n-decaldehyde; n-decanal; capraldehyde
COMP-000395 geraniol; (e)-3,7-dimethyl-2,6-octadien-1-ol; (e)-geraniol
COMP-000450 (e)-nerolidol; e-nerolidol; trans-nerolidol; nerolidol; (±)-trans-nerolidol; 1,6,10-dodecatrien-3-ol, 3,7,11-trimethyl-, (e)-
COMP-000472 camphor; (-)-alcanfor; (1r)-camphor
COMP-000495 geranyl acetate; geraniol acetate; acetic acid geraniol ester; 2,6-octadien-1-ol, 3,7-dimethyl-, acetate, (e)-
COMP-000562 terpineol; p-menth-1-en-8-ol; alpha-terpineol; α-terpineol
COMP-000664 epicatechin; alpha-catechin; (-)-epicatechin
COMP-000800 curcumin; curcumin i; curcurmin; curcumine; diferuloylmethane; (e,e)-1,7-bis(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione; 1,7-bis-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-1,6-heptadiene-3,5-dione
COMP-000818 beta-pinene; 2(10)-pinene; 6,6-dimethyl-2-methylenebicyclo[3.1.1]heptane; β-pinene; bicyclo[3.1.1]heptane, 6,6-dimethyl-2-methylene-, (1s)-
COMP-000981 catechin; (+)-catechin; d-catechin; (+)-catechin hydrate
COMP-001116 nerolidiol; d-nerolidol; z-nerolidol
COMP-001168 4-hydroxybenzoic acid; p-hydroxybenzoic acid; hydroxybenzoic acid; 4-hydroxy benzoic acid
COMP-001221 (-)-beta-pinene
COMP-001275 (-)-catechin
COMP-001420 quercetin 3-o-glucopyranoside; isoquercitrin; quercetin-3'-o-glucoside; quercetin 3-o-glucoside; quercetin-3-o-glucoside; isoquercetin; quercetin 3-glucoside; quercetin-3-glucoside; hirsutrin; quercetin-3-o-glucopyranoside
COMP-001775 1,2-benzenediol; catechol; benzene-1,2-diol
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