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Caoguo; Tsaoko

Caoguo; Tsaoko. Class: Dampness Removing Drugs. Properties: Pungent; Warm. Meridians: Spleen; Stomach

🌿 Names
Pinyin Name
Cao Guo
中文名 (Chinese)
草果
Latin Name
Tsaoko Fructus; Fructus Tsaoko
English Name
Caoguo; Tsaoko
Alias Names
草果仁草果子老蔻
☯ TCM Properties
Properties (性味)
Pungent; Warm
Meridians (归经)
Spleen; Stomach
Part Used
Fruit
Therapeutic Class (EN)
Dampness Removing Drugs
功效分类 (CN)
化湿药
🩺 Clinical Profile
Function (功能)
To remove cold-damp from the spleen and the stomach,and to stop malarial attacks.
Indication (主治)
Treatment of accumulation of cold-damp in the spleen and the stomach manifested by epigastric distension, fullness and pain accompanied by vomiting, malaria with paroxysms of chills and fever.
🔗 External References
SymMap
54
TCMID
1651
TCMSP
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TCM-ID
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