Bai Dou Kou / 白豆蔻 (Round Cardamon, Cardamon Cluster)
Item
Title
Bai Dou Kou / 白豆蔻 (Round Cardamon, Cardamon Cluster)
Doc Hay's Shorthand
白冠花 (flower)
蔻末 (crushed) [?]
Latin name
Amomi Fructus Rotundus
Herb Category
Nature of Herb
Translator's annotation
The flower is called Bai Dou Kou Hua / 白豆蔻花.
"Historically, the term Dou Kou / 豆蔻 has been widely used to refer to several similar aromatic, cardamom-like fruits including white Dou Kou (Amomum Kravanh 白豆蔻 Bai Dou Kou), herbal Dou kou (Alpinia Karsumadai 草豆蔻 Cao Dou Kou), red Dou Kou (Alpinia Galanga 红豆蔻 Hong Dou Kou), and fleshy Dou Kou (Myristica Fragrans 肉豆蔻 Rou Dou Kou).
When the term Dou Kou is used alone, it refers to Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Bai Dou Kou / 白豆蔻).
Nutmeg seeds are also known as fleshy fruit (Rou Gui /
肉果) or jade fruit (Yu Guo / 玉果)." (Bensky, p. 872)
When the term Dou Kou is used alone, it refers to Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Bai Dou Kou / 白豆蔻).
Nutmeg seeds are also known as fleshy fruit (Rou Gui /
肉果) or jade fruit (Yu Guo / 玉果)." (Bensky, p. 872)
Bibliographic Citation
Bensky, D., Clavey, S. & Stöger, E. (2004). Chinese herbal medicine: Materia medica (3rd ed.). Seattle: Eastland Press. p. 481
Item Type (DCMI Type vocabulary URI)
PhysicalObject
Format of the digital image
image/jpeg
Rights Holder
Photograph courtesy of Kam Wah Chung State Heritage Site
Source (the collection in which this object is found)
Kam Wah Chung Collection
KWC location ID
KWC2007.1.156
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Title | Alternate label | Class |
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Prescription (Herbal Formula) 669 | Related objects (Prescription of herbs) | Text |
Sha Ren Dou Kou You / 砂仁豆蔻油 (Fructus Amomi and Amomum Cardamomum Oil) | Related Bulk Herbs or other pre-mixed Formulas | Image |