Bencao Index https://bencaoindex.com/ https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/cao-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/cao-dou-kou/">Bencao Index</a> cao dou kou 草豆蔻 Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai Katsumada'S Galangal Seeds sozuku chodugu Aromatic Transform Damp Stomach Spleen

Aromatically dries Damp, warms the Middle Jiao, directs Stomach Qi down to stop vomiting, and strengthens the Spleen

Vomiting and diarrhea with a full, distended, aching epigastrium and abdomen, from Cold-Damp in the Spleen and Stomach Damp with Cold rather than Heat: an abdomen that feels cold, full and achy, vomiting of clear fluid (not sour or foul matter), a sluggish appetite, loose stools and a white greasy tongue coat A Spleen dulled by Damp, which its aromatic quality rouses as well as dries