The efficacy of Amomum villosum porridge

Amomum villosum porridge actually has many benefits. I believe many friends do not understand all of them. Let’s learn about it together below.

It is mainly used to treat spleen and stomach qi stagnation and dampness blocking the spleen and stomach, chest and abdominal distension, loss of appetite, nausea and vomiting; abdominal pain and diarrhea; as well as nausea and vomiting during pregnancy and fetal movement disorder.

This medicine is commonly used in the following traditional prescriptions: ① Suosha Wine (Compendium of Materia Medica): Amomum villosum, soaked in wine in a bag, boiled and drunk, to treat heart and stomach pain; ② Xiangsha Liujunzi Decoction (Yi Fang Ji Jie): costus root, Amomum villosum, ginseng, Atractylodes macrocephala, Poria cocos, Pinellia ternata, Tangerine peel, Licorice, to treat spleen and stomach disharmony, vomiting and fullness; ③ Suosha Powder (Ji Sheng Fang): Amomum villosum, ground into powder, swallowed orally, to treat vomiting and loss of appetite during pregnancy.

【Main Ingredients】

It mainly contains volatile oil ingredients such as borneol and camphor.

1. Amomum villosum contains 2.5% volatile oil, mainly borneol, borneol acetate, camphor, limonene, etc., and also contains saponin.

2. Amomum villosum contains 3.5% volatile oil, mainly d-camphor, d-borneol, borneol acetate, limonene, α-pinene, pinene, camphene, etc.

3. Trace elements Amomum villosum also contains trace elements such as zinc, copper, manganese, cobalt, chromium, molybdenum, and nickel.

Effects of Amomum villosum porridge

(1) Regulate gastrointestinal function:

This product has a bidirectional effect on gastrointestinal motility.

On the one hand, the decoction of Amomum villosum can significantly increase the rhythmic movement of guinea pig intestinal smooth muscle, increase the contraction amplitude and frequency of ileum. Therefore, clinical use of Amomum villosum has the effect of promoting gastric juice secretion, enhancing gastrointestinal motility, and enhancing digestion.

On the other hand, increasing the dosage of Amomum villosum can antagonize the excitatory effects of acetylcholine and barium chloride on the intestine, thereby reducing the tension of the intestine and the amplitude, and has an antispasmodic and analgesic effect.

Amomum villosum can significantly reduce gastric acid secretion in rats and has a significant inhibitory effect on stress ulcers in mice. The mechanism may be that it promotes the release of prostaglandins from gastric mucosal cells, thereby inhibiting gastric acid secretion.

(II) Inhibition of platelet aggregation

Amomum villosum can significantly inhibit AIP-induced platelet aggregation in rabbits and counteract the acute death of mice caused by arachidonic acid.