The efficacy and function of Amomum villosum

Traditional Chinese medicine is a Chinese tradition. For many Chinese people, seeing a Chinese doctor and taking Chinese medicine when they are sick is their tradition and habit. Therefore, Chinese medicine is liked by many people. Amomum villosum is a common Chinese medicinal material. Let's learn about it together below.

[Other names] Bamboo fruit, bamboo red mushroom, bamboo flower, bamboo mushroom

[Source] Medicinal material source: It is the fruiting body of the fungus Hypocrea bambooae of the Hypocrea family.

[Original morphology] The stroma is nearly hemispherical. It is pink or light flesh color when fresh and relatively soft. It becomes grayish yellow or reddish brown when dry and is relatively hard. It has irregular beak-like protrusions on the surface and is pink to dark red inside, with a diameter of 0.7-1.5(-2)cm. Ascocarp is uniseriate, buried in the periphery of the stroma, with transparent and colorless shell wall, and ascocarp is (620-700)μm×(520-680)μm. Ascus slender, (350-430)μm×(16-20)μm. Ascospores are worm-shaped, 8 in number, right-handed and twisted, (270-310)μm×(8-10)μm, transparent and colorless to slightly yellowish, and break into segments after maturity, each segment is 20-30μm long. The lateral threads are slightly longer than the ascus and slightly swollen at the apex.

[Habitat distribution] Ecological environment: Growing in the internodes or near the nodes of Arrow Bamboo.

[Properties] 1. Identification of properties The stoma is nearly hemispherical, with a diameter of 0.7-1.8cm, grayish yellow or reddish brown, and has irregular beak-like protrusions on the surface. The texture is relatively hard. Cross section brown.

[Chemical composition] Amomum villosum contains 5% D-mannitol, hypocrellin A, B, peroxyhpocrellin, hexadecanoic acid and octadecanoic acid.

[Identification] (1) Take a cross section of the stroma and observe it under ultraviolet light. The ascocarp part will show blue fluorescence, while the rest will show brown-red fluorescence. After adding dilute alkali solution, the mycelium will turn green and the fluorescence will disappear.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy; astringent; neutral

【Functions and indications】 Dispel wind and dampness; detoxify and relieve itching. Mainly rheumatoid arthritis; vulvar leukoplakia

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 3-10g; or soaked in wine.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Materia Medica

The above is the introduction of Amomum villosum. I believe you will understand it after reading it. After knowing the effects and functions of Amomum villosum, you can adjust it according to your own constitution.