White Kouen is an aromatic dampness-reducing medicine in traditional Chinese medicine. It is the seed of Amomum Cardamomnm L, a perennial herbaceous plant of the Zingiberaceae family. The peel and flowers are also used medicinally. Mainly produced in Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar and other places, it is also cultivated in Yunnan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other provinces of my country. The fruits are picked in autumn when they are ripe, the branches and stems are removed, and they are sun-dried or smoked with sulfur. When used, remove the peel or break it into pieces with the skin intact. Medicinal names: white cardamom, white cardamom kernel, purple cardamom, white cardamom. The nature and flavor are pungent and warm in the meridians. Returns to lung, spleen, stomach meridians. The drug functions to remove dampness, promote qi, warm the body, and stop vomiting. Main treatments: 1. Promoting qi and transforming dampness: used for (1) dampness blocking the middle burner, spleen and stomach qi stagnation, chest tightness, epigastrium, and vomiting due to lack of food. (2) Disharmony between the spleen and stomach, diarrhea and dysentery. (3) Exogenous dampness and warmth arise at the beginning, dampness is heavier than heat, body heat is not rising, chest tightness is not hungry. 2. Warming to stop vomiting: used for all kinds of vomiting (1) Especially suitable for those with cold symptoms. (2) People with Qi separation in the spleen and stomach, unable to eat, and vomiting after eating. In addition, it can warm the heart and dispel cold, relieve stomach cold and hiccups, grind it into powder with cloves and take it. If peach kernel decoction is taken, it can treat postpartum hiccups. Usage and dosage. When adding the decoction, it should be broken into pieces and then poured out. Oral decoction, 3-6 grams. Notes: Because of its pungent aroma and warm dryness, it is contraindicated for those with yin deficiency and blood dryness. Recipe ① Treat those with cold stomach, vomiting and pain: three qian of white cardamom kernels. At the end of the day, the wine is served. ("Chishui Xuanzhu" White Cardamom Powder)

② To treat cold stomach qi and vomiting after eating: three white cardamom seeds, pound, sieve, and grind them finely, add a cup of good wine, and adjust to a slightly warm temperature Then drink three or two cups together. ("Emergency Prescriptions on the Go")

③ Treat disharmony between spleen and stomach qi, stop spleen diarrhea and dysentery: 2 taels of white cardamom (use kernels, half raw and half cooked), half a catty of Citrus aurantium husk (remove pulp, Boil pulp in water till soft, fry bran until fragrant stops), 2 liang of cinnamon (peeled), 2 liang of orange peel (remove pulp, stir-fry, and finely chop), 2 liang of myrobalan (remove the core, half-cooked), 2 liang of angelica root (wash). Take the six flavors and put it in a pestle. Take 1 cup of water and 1 cup of water for each serving. Fry ginger and jujube until they are 70% together, then take it slightly warm. If you want pills, use jujube, boil the pulp in water, remove the skin and core, and grind them carefully to make pills as big as tung seeds. Break the ginger into pieces, stir-fry until it turns black, add water to decoct the soup, and add fifteen pills. ("Boji Fang" White Cardamom Powder)

④ To treat qi, diaphragm, spleen and stomach, do not eat at all: two liang each of white cardamom kernels and shrunk sand, one liter of old rice (wash, rinse, and wash a little) Stir-fry inside), half a liang of cloves (without fire). The top is made into fine powder, and the jujube meat is made into balls, as big as small adzuki beans. Take five to seventy to one hundred pills each time and drink it with rice. ("Wei's Family Prescriptions" Taicang Pills)

⑤ To treat vomiting during pregnancy: one qian of white cardamom, three qian of bamboo shoots, three qian of jujube, and one qian of fresh ginger. Mash the ginger to get the juice, decoct the first three herbs, take a tea cup (about 50 to 60 ml), filter it, and drink the ginger juice. ("Wuhan Medicine and Health" (3): 288, 1959)

⑥ To treat children with vomiting and stomach cold: fourteen white cardamom kernels, fourteen amomum villosum seeds, two qian of raw licorice, and roasted licorice Two coins are used as powder and are often mixed into children's mouths. ("Shiyi Dexiao Prescription")

⑦Cure vomiting: white cardamom, patchouli, pinellia, tangerine peel, ginger. Decoction in water. ("White Cardamom Soup" in "Shen's Book of Honors")

⑧Treatment of postpartum hiccup: half and half white cardamom and two cloves each. Grind it finely, take one penny of peach kernel soup, wait for a while and then take it again. ("Qiankun Business")