(Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army)

Amounts of Alpinia katsumadai and Alpinia katsumadai (Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army).

The source is the seed of Alpinia speciosa, a zingiberaceae plant.

Alpinia speciosa

Perennial evergreen herb, 2 ~ 3 meters high. Root hypertrophy. The leaves are large, alternate, long elliptic-lanceolate, 30 ~ 70 cm long and 7 ~16 cm wide, with a short tapering tip and short and dense coarse hairs at the edge. Panicle terminal, often recurved, long15 ~ 30 cm; The axis and ovary are densely covered with yellowish coarse hairs; Bracteoles are large, about 2.5 cm long, longitudinally split, white and slightly pink, but pink at the top and base; Flowers with short stalks; Calyx broad, bell-shaped, dehiscent on one side; Corolla is white, tube length is about 1 cm, lobes are broadly elliptic, the longest is about 3 cm, and the apex is pink; The lip is broadly ovoid, about 4 cm long and wide, with red and yellow in the middle and curved edges. Capsule red, spherical, about 2 cm in diameter; There are 3 seed balls, most of which contain seeds. Flowering in spring and summer.

Born in a valley or stream. Distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Fujian, Yunnan, Guizhou and other places.

Collect that seeds harvest in July and August, and drying in the sun.

Sexual Taste "Handbook of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines" of Guangzhou Army: "pungent and astringent, warm."

Function: Indicating the Manual of Common Chinese Herbal Medicines of Guangzhou Army: "Eliminating dampness and cold, eliminating phlegm and stopping malaria, strengthening spleen and warming stomach. Treat cold pain in the heart, fullness in the chest and abdomen, stagnation of phlegm and dampness, indigestion, vomiting and diarrhea. "

Usage and dosage for oral administration: decoction, 2 ~ 3 yuan; Or into powder.

Remind you: this Chinese herbal medicine Dacaokou comes from the Internet. Please follow the doctor's advice before using it.