Nutmeg
(Roudoukou)
Pharmaceutical Name : Semen Myristicae
Botanical Name : Myristica fragrans Houtt.
Common Name : Nutmeg
Source of Earliest Record : Yaoxing Lun
Part Used & Method for Pharmaceutical
Preparations : The seeds are removed from
the ripe fruit and dried in the sun.
Properties & Taste : Pungent and warm
Meridians : Spleen, stomach and large intestine
Functions :
1. To warm the spleen and stomach and promote
circulation of qi;
2. To astringe the intestines and stop diarrhea
Indications & Combinations:
1. Chronic diarrhea. Nutmeg (Roudoukou) is
used with Chebula fruit (Hezi), White atractylodes
(Baizhu) and Pilose asiabell root (Dangshen).
2. Qi stagnation due to deficiency and cold
in the spleen and stomach manifested as epigastric
and abdominal pain, vomiting and nausea. Nutmeg
(Roudoukou) is used with Costus root (Muxiang),
Fresh ginger (Shengjiang) and Pinellia tuber
(Banxia).
Dosage: 3-10 g (1.5-3 g for pills or powder
form)
Cautions & Contraindications:
This herb is contraindicated in cases with
damp-heat diarrhea or dysentery. |
