round cardamom

round cardamom

FructusAmomiRotundus

Jave Amonum fruit

[alias] cardamom, nutmeg, protocardamom and cuomi.

[source] Alpinia javanica a momumcompactumSoland.ExMaton The fruit of the fruit.

[plant morphology] perennial herb. Leaves lanceolate, apex with long tail tip, glabrous on both sides except ciliate; without petiole. The leaves are glabrous at the beginning, glabrous at the end, cylindrical spike; oval bracts; calyx tube hairy; corolla white or yellowish; labellum elliptic, slightly concave, yellowish; midvein with orange red band with purple edge; stamen 1; ovary villous. The flowering period is from February to May and the fruiting period is from June to August.

It grows in shady and wet places in the valley, and is cultivated in the shade of trees in China. It is cultivated in Hainan, Yunnan and Guangxi. It is native to Indonesia.

[picking] harvest the fruit when it is ripe in autumn, remove the peel and smash the seeds.

[traits] the fruit is spherical in shape, 0.8-1.2cm in diameter, with yellowish white to yellowish brown surface, three deep longitudinal grooves, a protruding column base at the top, a concave fruit stalk mark at the base, and light brown villi at both ends. The pericarp is easy to split longitudinally, and is divided into three chambers, each containing about 10 seeds. The seeds are irregular polyhedron, slightly raised on the back, 3-4mm in diameter, dark brown and wrinkled on the surface. It is fragrant, pungent and cool, slightly like camphor.

[chemical constituents] it contains eucalyptol, D-borneol, b-pinene, a-terpineol, etc.

Warm in nature and pungent in taste.

[function indications] remove dampness and stomach, promote qi and widen the middle. It is used for anorexia, chest tightness, nausea and stomach pain.

[note] the fruit of A. Kravanh pirreex Gagnep. Is also used as medicine.