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***Cao Dou Kou (Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai)/Chinese Traditional Herb***
 
 
 
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Cao Dou Kou commonly known as Semen Alpiniae Katsumadai is the nearly ripe seed of Alpinia katsumadai Hayata, which is a perennial herb belonging to the family Zingiberaceae. It first appeared in <Lei Gong Pao Zhi Lun> (Master Lei’s Discourse on Processing of Chinese Materia Medica) in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. (420 AD–589 AD)
There are about 250 species of Alpinia, which are mainly distributed in tropical Asia. Among them, some plants are used medicinally, such as Alpinia katsumadai, A. officinarnm, and A. oxypnylla.
Alpinia katsumadai often grow in mountain forests. They are mainly distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hainan, and Yunnan.
In summer and autumn, people gather the nearly ripe fruits of Alpinia katsumadai, dry them to 90%, or slightly scald them with boiling water, dry them to semi-dry, remove impurities and their peels, take out their seeds, dry them in the sun, and make them into Chinese herbal medicines.
Cao Dou Kou contains 1,8-cineole, humulene, lauric acid, myristic acid, L-linalool, linalyl propionate, carotenol, α-pinene, β-pinene, alnusenone, 3-(acetyloxy)-alpinikatin, 5-(acetyloxy)-alpinikatin, (3R)-5,6,7-trihydroxy-3-isopropyl-3-methylisochroman-1-one, katsumain C, 7-epi-katsumain C, ent-alpinnanin B, ent-alpinnanin A, alpinnanin B, ent-calyxin H, epicalyxin H, calyxin H, pinocembrin, alpinetin, rhodomolleinI, aurantiamide acetate, katsumains A-G, katsumadain, helichrysetin, uvangoletin, cardamomin, pinocembrin chalcone, catechin, pinobanksin, galangin, glycosides, saponins, lactones, nitrogen compounds, and some trace elements.
Generally, the plump Cao Dou Kou with a strong aroma are preferred.
According to <Kaibao Bencao>, the medicinal property of Cao Dou Kou is relatively warm, with a pungent taste. It has a certain therapeutic effect on the pathological changes of the spleen and stomach meridians.
In traditional Chinese medicine, it is often used to dry dampness and promote the circulation of qi, warm middle energizer and arrest vomiting, and treat abdominal distension, abdominal pain, loss of appetite, belching, vomiting, diarrhea, indigestion, stomach pain, urinary discomfort, stroke, nephritis, chronic pelvic inflammatory disease.
There are about 150 kinds of traditional Chinese medicine prescriptions containing it, such as Shen Gui Zai Zao Wan, Jie Bai Wan, and Fu Fang Cao Dou Kou Ding.
 
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