Amomum villosum has the effect of promoting qi circulation and stimulating appetite, and its aliases are Bony, Shell, Amomum villosum, Amomum villosum kernel and Amomum villosum, which are the fruits of Amomum villosum, a perennial herb of Zingiberaceae. From October to December, when the fruit is yellow-green, it is taken when it has not cracked, and the residual fruit stalk is removed and dried for medicinal purposes.

Character identification: the capsule is oblong, 1.2-1.6cm long, smooth and yellow-brown. After peeling, there are 4-8 seeds in each room, and the endocarp and aril are tightly wrapped around the seed mass, which is difficult to separate.

The seeds are irregular polyhedrons, about 6mm in diameter, with a raised back and a shallow groove. The surface of the seeds is brown with longitudinal stripes. The aril is white. Slight gas, pungent and bitter. Microscopic identification: cross section of pericarp: exocarp is composed of a row of square cells.

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Cultivation points

Choose sandy loam which is close to water source, warm, humid and cool, with 7%~ 8% shading, fertile, breathable and well drained. Deep turning, trimming, harrowing and making the border 1~1.3 meters wide and 1 centimeters high according to the terrain.

Select fully mature fresh fruits with large and full grains, remove the shells, put them in rough cement ground or dung dustpan, mix them with sand, rub off the pulp, then rinse them with water, dry them in the shade at room temperature, and mix them with wet sand to accelerate germination.

apply sole fertilizer, topdressing and soil cultivation in time. Fertilization in spring promotes bamboo shoots and buds; Fertilization in winter can improve the flowering and fruiting rate in the second year. Micro-fertilizer can promote the germination of new seedlings, increase the fruit setting rate, shorten the flowering period, promote the compactness of fruit clusters and increase the content of volatile oil? .

Reference: Baidu Encyclopedia-Cardamom