Harvest the fruits in summer and autumn when they are ripe, and dry them in the sun or at low temperature.
The theory of medicinal properties says: "the main air conditioner can control abdominal pain, stop gas dysentery, strain, digest Shui Gu and warm the spleen and stomach."
It is recorded in Compendium of Materia Medica that Amomum villosum can invigorate the spleen and promote digestion.
"Shennong Materia Medica Jing Shu" says: "It is an important medicine for opening the spleen and stomach, and it is actually a product of middle qi."
(1) oval or ovoid, triangular, length1.5 ~ 2cm, diameter1~1.5cm.
(2) The surface is brown and dense, and the peel is thin and soft.
(3) The seeds are clustered, the edges are obtuse, and there is a white diaphragm in the middle. The seeds are clustered into three petals, each containing 3-26 seeds; Seeds are irregular polyhedrons; The surface is reddish brown or dark brown, covered by a light brown membranous aril.
(4) Aroma, pungent, cool and slightly bitter.
According to traditional experience, it is better to be big, full, solid, fragrant and spicy.
Chinese medicine believes that Amomum villosum is pungent and warm; Enter spleen, stomach and kidney meridians. Has the effects of eliminating dampness, stimulating appetite, warming spleen, relieving diarrhea, regulating qi and preventing miscarriage. Can be used for treating dampness and turbidity, anorexia, deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach, vomiting and diarrhea, poor pregnancy and fetal movement.
1. Amomum villosum crucian carp soup
Formula: fresh crucian carp 150g, Amomum villosum 3g, dried tangerine peel 6g, onion, ginger and salt.
Making Amomum villosum into the belly of fresh crucian carp with scales, gills and viscera removed; Then put it into a casserole with appropriate amount of water together with dried tangerine peel; Boil it, add seasoning and cook until the soup is thick and fragrant.
Usage: Take it when necessary, with meals.
Function: strengthen spleen, stimulate appetite and induce diuresis.
2. Amomum villosum, cardamom and lotus leaf drinks
Formula Amomum villosum 2 grams, Amomum cardamom 2 grams, half a lotus leaf.
Production: Wash the lotus leaves, chop them up, put them in a casserole with appropriate amount of water together with the washed Amomum villosum and cardamom, boil them and simmer for 20 minutes.
The usage of tea.
Function of regulating qi and stomach, digestion and expansion. It is especially suitable for people with phlegm-dampness constitution, hyperlipidemia, fatty liver, abdominal distension and sticky stool.
3. Amomum villosum soup
Formula Amomum villosum10g, Panax notoginseng 8g, pork tripe10g.
Production: Wash Amomum villosum, Notoginseng Radix and Pork Belly with boiling water, scrape off the inner membrane, remove the fishy smell, put it in a casserole, add appropriate amount of water, boil it with strong fire and simmer for 2 hours.
Usage Eat meat and drink soup after seasoning.
Function of regulating qi, waking stomach, removing blood stasis and relieving pain. It is suitable for women with dysmenorrhea due to qi stagnation and blood stasis.
4. Amomum porridge (health essay)
Formula Amomum villosum 2-3g, rice 50-75g.
Mashing Fructus Amomi into fine powder; After washing rice, put it in a small pot, add some water and cook porridge as usual. When the porridge is to be cooked, add the minced Amomum villosum and cook it slightly.
Usage can be eaten at breakfast and dinner every day, and taken warm.
Function of strengthening the spleen and stomach, helping digestion. It is suitable for children with anorexia and dyspepsia.
5. Drink tea and stomach (Qinggong tea essence)
Formula: Poria cocos 15g, Ziziphus Spinosae Semen 15g, Pericarpium Citri Tangerinae 10g, shell sand (Amomum villosum) and licorice.
Decoct with water instead of tea.
Function: Nourish the heart and soothe the nerves, strengthen the spleen and stimulate appetite.
People with fever due to yin deficiency should not take it.
Shen Nong's Herbal Classics Shu: "Abdominal pain is fire, summer heat is diarrhea, fetal movement is blood heat, sore throat is fire inflammation, infantile rectocele is qi deficiency, swelling is damp heat, and upper-breath cough is forced by fire rather than cold injury, so it is difficult to generalize."
"Drug Meaning": "Lung has hidden fire, so avoid it."
"Deserved Materia Medica": "Qi deficiency and lung fullness are forbidden."
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Text/Xu Chuangeng
Source/WeChat WeChat official account "China Medical Science and Technology Publishing House"