1, different in appearance: nutmeg is a kind of nut with dark brown skin and yellowish flesh. Amomum tsaoko is a common Chinese herbal medicine. Its fruit is oval and its flesh is pale yellow.
2, the use of different ways: nutmeg can be decocted, can also be made into pills, scattered, and can also be taken in wine. Amomum tsaoko can be taken in decoction, pill, powder or soaked in wine.
3. Different shapes: the shape of Amomum tsao-ko is rectangular, and there will be fruit stalks at the bottom. Nutmeg is round in shape and slightly lighter in color than Amomum tsaoko.
4. Amomum tsaoko from different sources is the fruit of Amomum tsaoko or terrestrial grass stem, and nutmeg is the dried and mature fruit of Amomum cardamom or Amomum javanica of Amomum family.