The efficacy and function of Yunnan cardamom fruit

Yunnan cardamom fruit is a very nutritious and precious medicinal material. Eating Yunnan cardamom fruit regularly can have very good effects and functions. So how should we eat Yunnan cardamom fruit? What specific benefits can eating Yunnan cardamom fruit bring to our body? We need to understand some professional knowledge of Yunnan cardamom fruit to answer these questions.

[Source] Medicinal material source: The fruit of Alpinia zingiberensis, a plant of the ginger family.

[Original form] Alpinia oxyphylla, perennial tufted herb, 1.2-2m tall. Petiole 5.10mm long; ligule entire, about 5mm long, pubescent or glabrous; leaf blade lanceolate, 20-30cm long, 7-10cm wide, pointed at apex, obtuse at base, glabrous except for the margin and midrib on the back of the leaf which are covered with short soft hairs. The panicle is 20-30cm long, usually with only 1-2 branches, the second-level branches are mostly short, about 1.5cm long, with 4-5 bracteoles; the bracteoles are funnel-shaped, 3-4mm long; the flowers are arranged in scorpion tail-like cymes, and the pedicels are 3-5mm long; the calyx is cup-shaped, 3-4mm long, light green, and 3-lobed; the corolla is white or light blue-green, hairy on the outside, the corolla tube is as long as the calyx, and the lobes are 5-7mm long; the lip is obovate, 5mm long, concave, light yellow or pink with red stripes, and has a purple scab at the base that covers the throat of the corolla tube; the lateral reduced stamens are square, 1.5mm long, red, the filaments are slender, mm long, light yellow to light red, and the anthers are 2mm long; the ovary is glabrous, pear-shaped, and bright green. The fruit is spherical when fresh, oblong when dry, 0.8-1cm in diameter, reddish-brown, with 3-5 seeds inside, and fragrant. The flowering period is from May to July, and the fruiting period is from September to December.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Grown under dense forests or in sparse shade on hillsides at an altitude of 620-1100m.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; warm

【Functions and indications】Warms the middle and dispels cold; regulates qi and strengthens the stomach. Mainly used for cold pain in the abdomen; indigestion

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-6g.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

Above we introduced Yunnan cardamom fruit and its characteristics. We can know that Yunnan cardamom fruit has very good efficacy and function, and has played a therapeutic and auxiliary therapeutic effect on many diseases. I hope this will be helpful to everyone’s health.