White nutmeg, also known as cardamom, all things Shengduo said cardamom, this product medicinal use of its fruit, shaped like a bean, shell white thick, so the name. In daily life, cardamom is often used in cooking as a flavoring spice. Nutmeg is pungent, warm, belonging to the lungs, spleen, stomach, with the dampness of the gas, warm to stop vomiting, appetizing and digestion.

I. Modern pharmacological effects

1. Bacteriostatic effects

Nutmeg has an inhibitory effect, especially on dysentery bacilli have a significant inhibitory effect.

2. Asthma effect

Cardamom has a relaxing effect on the smooth muscle of the trachea.

3. Gastrointestinal effects

Nutmeg decoction can promote gastric secretion, excitation of intestinal peristalsis, expel intestinal gas, have a good stomach, vomiting effect.

II. Application

1. It is used for chest and abdomen distension of dampness and stagnation of the spleen, with little food and weakness, often used with Astragalus, Atractylodes macrocephala, ginseng and so on.

2. For the treatment of dampness and warmth at the beginning of the chest, stuffiness and hunger, often used with Job's tears and bitter almonds.

3. Used in the treatment of stomach cold and dampness obstruction of Qi stagnation of vomiting, often used with patchouli, half summer.

4. Western medicine diagnosed as acute and chronic gastroenteritis, summer colds are summer dampness can be applied.

Third, the related matching

1. cardamom + cloves

cardamom to move qi and dampness, and to stop vomiting; cloves to warm the middle and dispersal of cold, and the stomach to lower the qi. The two medicines together, have the function of warming the middle and dispersing the cold, moving qi to stop pain, and the stomach to lower the reversal of the function. It is suitable for the pain in the stomach and epigastric region caused by cold condensation and stagnation of qi, vomiting and reversal.

2. Cardamom+Chen Pi

Cardamom is good for warming the spleen and promoting the flow of qi, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting; Chen Pi is good for regulating qi and strengthening the spleen, harmonizing the stomach and stopping vomiting. The two medicines are used together to regulate the qi and strengthen the spleen. It is suitable for weak spleen and stomach, dampness and stagnation of the chest and abdomen, fullness, generalized evil nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.

3. Cardamom + almonds

Cardamom warms the middle and removes dampness, and smooths the middle Jiao; almonds promote the lungs and dispel phlegm, and promote the upper Jiao. The two medicines can be used together to promote the two jiao, the treatment of the two jiao qi stagnation and dampness effect is better. It is suitable for those who have dampness and warmth at the beginning, chest tightness without hunger, headache and body weight, afternoon body heat, white greasy moss.

4. cardamom + patchouli

Cardamom is used to remove dampness, warm and stop vomiting; patchouli is used to remove dampness and relieve summer heat, and stop vomiting. The combination of the two medicines is more effective in warming the middle of the body, moving qi and removing dampness. It is suitable for vomiting, fullness in the stomach and epigastric region, poor diet, etc. If you have a problem with the stagnation of qi and dampness, or cold and dampness, you can use it to help you.

Fourth, precautions

1. Yin deficiency and blood dryness without cold and dampness should be avoided.

2. It is recommended to take it after the soup.

3. Pungent, warm and hot in nature. It is contraindicated in cases of distension and pain in the epigastric region, vomiting and diarrhea due to actual heat.

4. It should not be taken by pregnant women or postpartum without cold and dampness.