| Chinese Name |
Sharen |
| Latin |
Fructus Amomi |
| English Name |
Villous Amomum Fruit |
| Key Characteristics |
Herb that resolves dampness |
| Source |
Dried ripe fruit of Amomum villosum Lour. , Amomum villosum Lour. var. xanthioides T. L. Wu et Senjen or Amomum longiligulare T. L. Wu (Fam. Zingiberaceae)
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| Property, Flavor and Meridians Entered |
Acrid, warm; Spleen, Stomach, Kidney
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| Actions |
To resolve dampness and whet appetite, warm the spleen and check diarrhea, and prevent miscarriage |
| Indications |
Accumulation of dampness in the spleen and stomach, marked by epigastric stuffiness and anorexia, vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency and cold in the spleen and stomach, morning sickness, threatened miscarriage, in addition, used for mastitis, chronic myelocytic leukemia, and child anorexia
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| Special Usage |
It is added when the decoction is nearly done.
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| Precaution |
It is not suggested to prescribe to those with dryness in blood from yin deficiency |
| Chemical Composition |
It contains volatile oil,etc.
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