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Amomum fruit (Sharen)
Pharmaceutical Name: Fructus Amomi
Botanical Name: 1. Amomum vilosum Lour.;
2. Amomum longiligulare T. L. Wu; 3. A. xanthioides
Wall.
Common Name: Amomum fruit
Source of Earliest Record: Kaibao Bencao
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations: The fruit is gathered in summer
or autumn, whenever it ripens. It is dried
in the sun or in a low-temperature room and
then mashed.
Properties & Taste: Pungent and warm
Meridians: Spleen and stomach
Functions: 1. To promote qi circulation
and transform dampness;2. To calm fetus
Indications & Combinations:
1. Dampness blocking spleen and stomach or
qi stagnation in the spleen manifested as
distension and pain, no appetite, vomiting,
nausea and diarrhea. Amomum fruit (Sharen)
is used with Atractylodes rhizome (Cangzhu),
Round cardamom seed (Baidoukou) and Magnolia
bark (Houpo) for cases of dampness blocking
the spleen and stomach. Amomum fruit (Sharen),
Costus root (Muxiang) and Immature bitter
orange (Zhishi) in the formula Xiang Sha Zhi
Shu Wan are used for cases of qi stagnation
due to retention of food. Amomum fruit (Sharen),
Tangerine peel (Chenpi), Pilose asiabell root
(Dangshen) and White atractylodes (Baizhu)
in the formula Xiang Sha Liujunzi Wan are
used for qi stagnation caused by weakness
of the spleen.
2. Morning sickness or restless fetus. Amomum
fruit (Sharen) is used with White atractylodes
(Baizhu) and Perilla stem (Sugeng).
Dosage: 3-6 g |
