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Amomum spp.

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Three items with Amomum species are officially listed in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia.

  • Doukou, Fructus Amomi rotundus, is the dry ripe fruit of Amomum kravanh Pirre ex Gagnep. or A. compactum Soland ex Maton (Zingiberaceae). It is mainly used for treatment of stomach disorders.

  • Caoguo, Fructus Tsaoko, is the dry ripe fruit of A. tsao-ko Crevost et Lemaire collected in fall when the fruits have ripened. It is used for stomach disorders, as a mucolytic agent, and as an antimalarial drug.

  • Sharen, Fructus Amomi, is the dry ripe fruit of A. villosum Lour, or A. longiligulare T.L. Wu collected in summer or fall. It is used for gastrointestinal disorders.

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  1. Lebensmittelchemie und Umwelttoxikologie, Universität Kaiserslautern, Erwin-Schrödinger-Straße, D-6750, Kaiserslautern, Germany

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Tang, W., Eisenbrand, G. (1992). Amomum spp.. In: Chinese Drugs of Plant Origin. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73739-8_13

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