Cardamom flower

Cardamom flower

(yinpianxinshen)

[source] it is the flower of cardamom fragrans. For plant morphology, please refer to "cardamom".

[collection] in summer. Remove the pedicels and dry them in the sun.

[herbal medicine] the dried flowers are oblate and long pieces, with pale yellow appearance, covered with membranous perianth, obvious longitudinal veins and residual petiole at the lower end. Most of the products are fragments of perianth with a few pedicels. Slightly aromatic.

[flavor] pungent, flat.

[function indications] appetizer, regulate qi, stop vomiting, wide stuffy.

[usage and dosage] oral administration: decoction, 0.5-1.5 yuan.

[should avoid] it should not be used when Yin deficiency and internal heat are present.