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Bai Dou Kou / Cardamon (White Fruit)
Bai Dou Kou
Taste: Acrid • Temperature: Warm • Category: Transform Damp - Aromatic • Sub Category:

Dosage

3-6g decoction, 1.5-4.5g directly as pwdr preferred

Actions

1. Aromatically transforms dampness: used in damp warm-febrile diseases with such symptoms as a stifling sensation in the chest, lack of appetite, & a very greasy tongue coating.

2. Warms the middle burner & causes rebellious qi to descend: for vomiting due to cold from deficiency of the Spleen & Stomach with such symptoms as fullness in the chest or epigastrium with distention & lack of appetite.

Meridians

Lung, Spleen, Stomach

Cautions

Contraindicated in cases of yin & blood deficiency. Use with caution in cases without damp-cold.