Cardamom is a perennial evergreen herb from Lingnan. The shape is like a banana, the leaves are large, lanceolate, the flowers are light yellow, the autumn is firm, the fruit is flat and spherical, and the seeds are like pomegranate seeds. It can be used as medicine and has a fragrance. It can be used to dispel dampness and eliminate ruffians, to cool the air, and to appetize and digest food. It is used for dampness and turbidity, not thinking about eating and drinking, early onset of dampness and warmth, chest tightness and no hunger, cold-dampness and nausea, abdominal distention and pain, and persistent food accumulation. Born in the shady and damp places of the valley, China is mostly cultivated under the shade of trees. Hainan, Yunnan, Guangxi are cultivated. Native to Indonesia.
The fruit is used medicinally, as a fragrant stomachic agent.