The efficacy of White Cardamom Seed

White cardamom seed (Bai Dou Ren) has effects of drying damp-cold, resolving alcohol toxicity, stimulating the stomach, stopping vomiting, and treating spleen-stomach qi deficiency in the elderly. Bai Dou Ren is pungent and warm in nature, and effective for regulating qi and relieving fullness in the middle burner. It can be used for conditions such as dampness-turbidity blocking the middle jiao, poor appetite, initial stages of damp-heat, and nausea or vomiting due to cold-dampness. Bai Dou Ren promotes transformation of dampness, regulates qi movement, warms the middle burner, and stops vomiting. It is particularly effective for nausea and vomiting caused by alcohol intoxication. Rich in volatile oils such as borneol, camphor, and cardamonin, Bai Dou Ren has a pleasant aroma that stimulates appetite and aids digestion. Its antiemetic properties make it useful in treating vomiting, especially in cases involving cold patterns. With a pungent and warm nature, Bai Dou Ren enters the lung, spleen, and stomach meridians, and can help regulate disharmony of the spleen and stomach and treat qi deficiency with abdominal coldness in elderly patients. Consult a physician before use.