Effects: Resolving dampness, moving Qi, warming and stopping vomiting.
Applications
1. Dampness obstructing the middle Jiao and stagnation of Qi in the spleen and stomach. This product can dissolve dampness and move qi, often used with Huo Xiang, Chen Pi; if the spleen deficiency and dampness obstruction of qi stagnation of the chest and abdomen distension, less food and weakness, often used with Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, ginseng, such as cardamom pills ("Sheng Hui Fang"). In addition, this product is often used in the initial stage of dampness and warmth, chest tightness and no hunger. If the dampness is heavy, it is often used with Coix Seed and almonds, such as San Ren Tang (《Warm Diseases Article Discernment》); if the heat is heavier than the dampness, it is often used with Scutellaria Baicalensis and talcum, such as Scutellaria Baicalensis and Talcum Soup (《Warm Diseases Article Discernment》).
2. Vomiting. This product can move qi and broaden the middle, warm the stomach to stop vomiting. In particular, it is most suitable for the cold stomach and dampness obstruction and stagnant vomiting. It can be used alone for not serving, or with patchouli, half-summer and other drugs, such as cardamom soup ("Shen's Zunsheng book"). If the child's stomach is cold, vomiting milk without food, with sand nuts, licorice and other drugs such as finely ground to serve.
Usage and dosage decoction, 3 to 6g, into the soup should be after the next.
Note that it should be used with caution in cases of yin deficiency and blood dryness.
Differentiation of drugs cardamom, nutmeg, the same as the dampness of the drug, with the dampness of qi, warm to stop vomiting, diarrhea, often necessary for the use of the treatment of dampness blockage of the middle Jiao and stagnation of the spleen and stomach qi evidence. But the cardamom dampness and qi power bias in the upper focus, and sand nuts bias in the lower focus. Therefore, the cardamom can be used for wet temperature plagued clinically, warm partial stomach and good to stop vomiting; sand nut dampness and gas power is slightly better, warm heavy in the spleen and good to stop diarrhea.
Summary of the ancient books
1. Kai Bao Ben Cao: "the main accumulation of cold gas, stop vomiting and regurgitation, eliminating cereal under the gas."
2. "Materia Medica Tongxuan": "White nutmeg, its work is all in the aromatic gas, a fire fried, will reduce the power; that is, into the soup, but when the research is fine, multiplied by the boiling point of the service is particularly good."
Modern research
1. Chemical composition: containing volatile oil, the main component of 1,4 eucalyptus, α-camphor, ruthene and its epoxide.
2. Pharmacological effects: can promote gastric secretion, enhance gastrointestinal peristalsis, stop abnormal fermentation in the intestines, get rid of gastrointestinal stagnation, so there is a good aromatic stomachic effect, and can stop vomiting. Volatile oil on guinea pig experimental tuberculosis, can enhance the role of small doses of streptomycin.
3. Clinical studies: It is reported that, with cardamom, calamus, grass nuts and other six Chinese medicines composed of kidney lowering punch, treatment of 70 cases of chronic renal failure (CRF) patients, 51 cases of significant effect, 15 cases of effective, ineffective 4 cases, after the treatment of Bun decreased significantly, digestive disorders were obviously corrected, appetite increased significantly, infection was controlled, bleeding was rapidly stopped, the symptoms of significant relief, basically play a role in eliminating the toxin, and the symptoms of the disease were significantly reduced. It basically eliminates toxins, excludes metabolites from the body, relieves and improves the condition, protects the residual renal function, and lengthens the survival time of CRF patients (Traditional Chinese Medicine, 1993, 3:20).
Appendix Cardamom shell
For the cardamom shell. It is similar to cardamom in flavor and efficacy, but less warm and weaker. It is suitable for the plumpness in the epigastrium and abdomen, loss of appetite, and vomiting caused by dampness obstruction and stagnation of qi. Decoction, 3 ~ 5g.