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The source is from the ripe fruits of Amomum kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. or Amomum compactum Soland ex Maton, family Zingiberaceae. It is collected in the autun, when the colour of fruits transforms from green into yellow and green. The crude one is dried in the sun and pounded into pieces for use.

[ Medicinal Properties ]: Pungent and warm; relate to the lung, spleen and stomach meridians

[ Medicinal Efficacies ]: Resolve dampness, move qi; warm the middle and relieve vomiting.

[ Usage and Dosage ]: Decoction 3-6g. It should be add later to the decoction.

[ Precautions ]: It should be used carefully in yin deficiency with blood dryness.

 

[ Clinical Applications ]: 1.Rentention of dampness in the middle energizer and qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach    It is usually used together with Huoxiang, Sharen and Chenpi, etc. When it is accompanied with spleen insufficiency manifested as poor appetite an fatigue, it can be combined with Huangqi, Baizhu and Renshen, etc. For the early stage of damp-warm with preponderance of damp manifested as oppression in chest and poor appetite, it can be combined with Yiyiren and Xingren, etc., such as in Sanren Decoction. For preponderance of heat over damp, it is usually combined with Huangqin and Huashi, etc.,such as in Huangqin Huashi Decoction.

 

2.Vomiting  It is suitable for vomiting of qi stagnation due to damp obstruction and stomach cold. It can be used alone, or in combination with Huoxiang and Banxia, etc. For infantile milk regurgitation and poor appetite due to stomach cold, it can be ground in powder together with Sharen and Gancao.

[ Medicinal Comparison ]: Similarities: Doukou and Sharen both have the actions of resoving damp, moving qi, warm the middle and stop vomiting and diarrhea. For retention of dampness in the middle energizer or qi stagnation in the spleen and stomach, they are usually used altogether.

 

Differneces:Doukou tends on act on the upper and middle energizer and warm stomach, check adverse rise of qi to arrest vomiting. Sharen is superior to Doukou in the actions of resolving damp and moving qi and tends to act on the lower and middle energizer. It can warm the spleen to check diarrhea and move qi to prevent abortion as well.

[ Annotation ]: Doukou qiao : The source is from the peel of Fructus Amomi Rotundus. Its properties and actions are similar to those of Doukou. But it is mild warm and weaker than Doukou and it is suitable for retention of damp and qi stagnation manifested as epigastric and abdominal stuffiness, poor appetite and vomiting, etc. Its dosage is 3-5g.

豆蔻为姜科植物白豆蔻A. kravanh Pierre ex Gagnep. 或瓜哇白豆蔻A. compactum Soland ex Maton的干燥成熟果实。又名白豆蔻。主产于泰国、柬埔寨、越南，我国云南、广东、广西等地亦有栽培；按产地不同分为“原豆蔻”和“印尼白蔻”。于秋季果实由绿色转成黄绿色时采收，晒干生用，用时捣碎。