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Alpinia Officinarum Rhizome
Alpinia Officinarum Rhizome
TMPW No.:836

Synonym  
Latin name Alpiniae Officinarum Rhizoma
Botanical source: Family name Zingiberaceae
Botanical source: Plant name Alpinia officinarum Hance (IPNI:795352-1)
Part used Rhizome
Empirical criteria for quality selection Unknown
Constituents Monoterpenoids:
1,8-Cineole(=Eucalyptol)

Sesquiterpenoids:
α-Cadinene

Phenylpropanoids:
Methyl cinnamate

Flavones & Flavonols:
Galangin, Kaempferid, Alpinin
Pharmacological effects Unknown
Indications As an aromatic stomachic, painkiller and antiemetic, it is applied to treat stomach pain by cold, indigestion, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.
Diseases Pain due to abdominal coldness, Lower abdominal pain, Nausea, Vomitting, Hiccup
Formulas anchusan , anchusankabukuryo , chokoshiteito , ryokito
Meridian tropism Spleen, Stomach
Property Hot
Flavor Acrid/pungent
Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing"  
TCM: Classification  
TCM: Medicinal effects To warm the stomach to check vomiting, dessipate cold and relieve pain.
It is used for relieving cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting caused by stomach cold, belching and acid regurgitation.
Remarks Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed.
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