What are the effects and functions of white cardamom

In fact, white cardamom kernels are what we often call white cardamom and white cardamom, which is an indispensable condiment in our lives. Having said that, everyone knows that some housewives are more familiar with this seasoning, but this only plays a big role when it comes to cooking. However, people still don’t understand its specific medicinal value. So, what are the effects and functions of white cardamom?

White cardamom is also known as white cardamom and cardamom kernel. It has yellow-white skin, oily texture, spicy and soft aroma. It can be used as a seasoning for dishes, meat products and pickles.

Cardamom’s functions and effects:

Pungent, warm. It enters the lung, spleen and stomach meridians. It can eliminate dampness and relieve abdominal distension, promote qi circulation and warm the middle middle, stimulate appetite and aid digestion. It is used for dampness and turbidity blocking the middle part of the body, loss of appetite, the initial onset of damp-heat, chest tightness without hunger, vomiting due to cold and dampness, distension and pain in the chest and abdomen, and indigestion. Cardamom can also be used in combination with medicinal herbs such as pepper, star anise and cinnamon as a food seasoning to remove the odor of fish, meat and other foods. In addition, the stems of cardamom are very tough and permeable, making them excellent weaving materials. The woven cushions are warm in winter and cool in summer, and have the function of preventing and treating seat sores.

Efficacy: Several types of cardamom are rich in volatile oils such as cardamomine, camphor, and borneol, so they are rich in aroma, can remove the fishy smell of fish, stimulate appetite, increase appetite and promote digestion. Cardamom extract can enhance the body's immune function against tumors, destroy the peripheral protective factors of cancer cells, and make cancer tissue more susceptible to damage. Traditional medicine believes that cardamom has the functions of drying dampness and cold, warming the stomach and strengthening the spleen, relieving pain and removing phlegm, and detoxifying; white cardamom has the effects of aromatic turbidity, relieving bloating and promoting qi, removing dampness and strengthening the stomach, and stopping vomiting and invigorating the spleen; red cardamom has the effects of aiding digestion, relieving drunkenness, warming the middle and lowering qi, and digesting food and strengthening the intestines.

Indications: Cold and dampness, qi stagnation, chest tightness, abdominal distension, vomiting, hiccups, and indigestion.

Clinical Application:

1. To treat stomach cold pain and vomiting, pale lips and tongue, clear saliva in the mouth, and loss of appetite (equivalent to certain types of acute gastritis and ulcer disease), you can use 6g of cardamom, with 6g each of Evodia rutaecarpa, Corydalis yanhusuo, Alpinia officinalis, and Cyperus rotundus. Decoction in water has the effects of dispelling cold, relieving pain and stopping vomiting.

2. To treat chronic diarrhea due to deficiency and cold (chronic dysentery, chronic colitis), use simmered grass wormwood, simmered terminalia chebula, etc., such as grass cardamom soup.

After the introduction above, everyone has a certain understanding of the effects and functions of white cardamom. In fact, in life, white cardamom can not only be used as a condiment, but also has great medicinal value when combined with some medicinal materials. There is knowledge everywhere in life, and this is something we all need to understand.