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Pin Yin: yi zhi ren
Common name: black cardamom, bitter-seeded cardamom
Botanical family: Zingiberaceae
Botanical name: 1, Alpinia oxyphylla Miq.; 2, Elettaria cardamomum Maton
Primary action: Supplement Yang
Temperature: warm
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: Sp, Kd
Actions:
Warms Kidneys and restrains Essence.
Warms Spleen and stops diarrhea; used in Cold Vacuity of Spleen and
Stomach.
(See
Kidney Yang Vacuity
;
Kidney Essence Vacuity
;
Spleen Yang Vacuity
;
Stomach Vacuity Cold
.)
Dosage:
1-3 qian.
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