Cao Dou Kou
草豆蔻 cǎo dòu kòu, "grass cardamon"

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Aromatic and Transform Dampness

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Pinyin Pronunciation:

Alternate Names:

Name	Pin Yin	Chinese	Translated
Alpiniae katsumadai Semen

	Tastes: Acrid		Dosage: 3-6g; crush and add near end of decoction.
	Aromatic
	Cautions: Yin or blood deficiency.		Meridians: Spleen , Stomach
	Preparation: No preparation data at this time		Quality: Consists of subspherical, uniform and unfragmented, agglutinated full seeds with a hard and heavy texture, and an intense aroma.
	Reference Source: Chinese Herbal Medicine: Materia Medica (3rd edition) ('Bensky')		Notes: No notes at this time
	Formulas (2) hòu pò wēn zhōng tāng (Magnolia Bark Decoction for Warming the Middle) zhōng mǎn fēn xiāo tāng (Separate and Reduce Fullness in the Middle Decoction)

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Alternate Names:

Pharmaceutical: Alpiniae Katsumadai Semen

Botanical: Alpinia Katsumadai Hayata

Japanese: sōzuku

Korean: chodugu

Common: Katsumada's galangal seed, katsumadai, alpinia katsumadai

Temperature: Warm

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