Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/bai-dou-kou/ Free to use and republish with visible attribution and a link back to the source page. The catalogue is a reference work and is knowingly incomplete; nothing in it is medical advice. <a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/bai-dou-kou/">Bencao Index</a> bai dou kou 白豆蔻 Fructus Amomi Rotundus Round Cardamon byakuzuku baekdugu Aromatic Transform Damp Lung Stomach Spleen

Moves Qi, aromatically transforms Damp and strengthens the Stomach

Damp blocking the Middle Jiao, or Damp-Warmth, with a stuffy, oppressed chest, fullness below the heart, little appetite, a heavy sticky feeling and a thick greasy tongue coat

Warms the Middle Jiao and the Spleen, directs Qi downward and stops vomiting

Vomiting from Cold in the Spleen and Stomach, whether Deficiency Cold, Cold-Damp or food stagnation Cold-Damp in the Stomach causing nausea and vomiting; classically counted among the best herbs when vomiting has a Cold cause Rebellious Stomach Qi with belching and vomiting