Cao Dou Kou 100 gms

Cao Dou Kou Granules, 100g

Unit Size: 100 gram bottle

Potency: 5:1 extract granules

Taste: Acrid

Properties: Warm, aromatic

Contraindications: Contraindicated in cases with yin or blood deficiency

Chinese Symptomology: Fullness, distention, and pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, accompanied by vomiting and diarrhea.

Actions: Warms the middle, mobilizes the qi, dries turbid dampness.

Pattern: Cold-dampness of the Spleen and Stomach

Channels Entered: Spleen, Stomach

English name: Katsumada's galangal seed, Alpinia Katsumadai Stem

Description

Acrid, dispersing, and warm, qualities which enable it to unblock, the clear aroma of alpiniae katsumadai Semen (cao dou kou) is ideal for treating constrained clumping of cold-dampness in the middle burner, which disrupts the normal ascent and descent of qi. - Bensky: Chinese Herbal Medicine Materia Medica, 3rd ed.*

Ingredients

• Alpiniae katsumadai Semen