How to eat white cardamom

White cardamom is a traditional Chinese medicinal material, but it can also be eaten. Taking it can strengthen the spleen and appetite, increase appetite, and promote digestion. And its extract is also helpful in destroying the protective factors of tumor cells and can enhance the patient's immune function. How to eat white cardamom?

1. White cardamom should not be exposed to fire.

2. It can be crushed but cannot be fried, otherwise its unique fragrance and delicious taste will be lost or weakened.

3. When damp-heat first occurs, the body is hot but not rising, the chest is stuffy, shortness of breath but not hungry, and the dampness is stronger than the heat, it can be combined with sweet almonds, coix seeds, feldspar, etc.

4. For those who suffer from vomiting due to cold and dampness in the spleen and stomach, it can be taken with Pinellia, Patchouli, ginger slices, etc.

5. Main use in cooking: as a seasoning, it can remove odors and enhance the spicy flavor. It is used to prepare various stews and braised pork and roast duck. It is also one of the raw materials for curry sauce.

The role and efficacy of white cardamom - main effects

Eliminate dampness and turbidity, strengthen the spleen and stomach, and eliminate bloating

White cardamom is good at clearing dampness, invigorating the spleen and stomach, and promoting digestion. It is commonly used to treat abdominal distension, loss of appetite and other symptoms. It is also good at treating discomforts caused by spleen and stomach disharmony, such as stitch in the side, nausea and retching, chest tightness, shortness of breath, pain in the kidney area, nausea and vomiting, intestinal rumbling and diarrhea.

Clears away heat, detoxifies, removes dampness, dispels pathogenic factors and eliminates dampness

White cardamom has a significant diuretic effect, especially good at removing summer heat and dampness. It is a top daily health care product in summer. It is suitable for the chills caused by the initial onset of damp heat, with symptoms such as headache, body acidity, chest tightness and shortness of breath, chills in the afternoon, and a white and firm tongue coating.

Widen the diaphragm, relieve stagnation, reduce adverse reactions and stop vomiting

White cardamom is warm in nature and pungent in taste, which is beneficial for warming the middle and dispersing cold. Therefore, it can fully play the role of warming the spleen and nourishing the stomach, relieving vomiting and widening the diaphragm. It is good at treating cold pain in the abdomen caused by stomach cold, hiccups and vomiting during pregnancy caused by cold blocking the middle burner, vomiting after childbirth caused by upward flow of stomach qi, acid reflux caused by stomach qi deficiency and cold, and discomfort caused by appetite and diet. If it is stomach cold and vomiting, it can be used with pinellia, patchouli, ginger slices, etc. as medicine, which is beneficial to dispel cold and stop vomiting; if it is children vomiting milk, it can be used with white cardamom, licorice, etc., which is beneficial to nourish the stomach and stop vomiting.