Grass fruit (scientific name: Amomum tsaoko) is the fruit of the grass fruit of the genus Ginger, which is also known as grass kernel and grass fruit. The dried fruit has an elliptical shape with three obtuse edges, 2 to 4 cm long and 1 to 2.5 cm in diameter. There is a round protrusion at the top and a knotted handle at the base. The surface is gray-brown to reddish-brown with prominent longitudinal grooves and ridges. Hard, broken, gray inside. The gas is weak, and when the seeds break, they emit a strange odor and spicy taste. To a large, full, red and brown, strong smell is better. From October to November, the fruits begin to ripen, become red-brown and not cracked, harvested, dried or slightly dried. Distributed in China, Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places. Mainly produced in Yunnan, Guangxi, Guizhou and other places.
Nutrition analysis
The fragrant powder of grass fruit is mainly trans-s-undecenal in volatile oil. It also contains Geraniol and Tsaokone.
Grass fruit supplement information: Grass fruit according to the different processing methods are divided into the grass kernels, fried grass kernels, ginger grass kernels, valerian kernels, concocted storage dry containers, sealed, cool and dry place.
Herbal effect of diet: fruit and spicy, warm; spleen, stomach meridians; Fanglie dry powder with dampness in the temperature, the efficacy of the provision of anti-malaria
Indications full chest, abdominal pain, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, diarrhea, excessive food, cholera, plague, malaria, malaise, and bad breath.