面包煨去皮用。
辛，温，无毒，性浮。入足太阴、阳明。下气开郁，燥湿驱寒，消食醒酒，化痰攻积。
解霍
乱而止泻痢，辟瘴疠而退寒疟。除口气之臭，杀鱼肉之毒。
生南海，今岭南皆有之。苗似姜，二月开花作穗。时珍曰∶今建宁所产草豆蔻，大如龙
眼，
形微长，皮黄白，薄而棱峭。其仁大如砂仁。滇广所生草果，长大如诃子，皮黑浓而棱秘，
其子粗而辛臭。盖草蔻、草果虽是一物，而微有不同尔。南人复用一种大杨梅，伪充草果，
其形圆而粗，气味辛猛而不和，不可不辨。
口气臭，同细辛末含之。（验方第一。）
心腹胀满，短气，为末，木瓜、生姜汤下。（第二。）
脾痛胀满，酒煎服。（第三。）
疟疾寒多，或单寒不热，同附子、姜、枣煎服。（第四。）
去皮炒用。
辛，温，无毒，性浮。入手太阴。行气温胃，消食解酒，止呕宽膨，补肺益脾。治噎膈
而除
寒疟，疗反胃而收脱气。退白睛之翳膜，除红筋于目 。
大实者名紫蔻，出伽古罗国，呼为多骨。其草形如芭蕉，长八九尺而光滑，冬夏不凋，
花浅
黄色，子作朵如葡萄，初出微青，熟则变白，七月采。今广州亦有之，不及番舶来者佳。
脾虚反胃，同拣砂、公丁、陈皮各米炒焦，姜汁丸服。（验方第一。）
小儿虚寒吐乳，同拣砂、甘草、炙草为末，撒口中。（第二。）
食即欲吐，酒末服或嚼服。（第三。）
恶心，嚼服。（第四。）
将豆蔻用面粉包裹后煨熟，去除外皮后使用。
味辛，性温，无毒，药性轻浮。归入足太阴脾经、足阳明胃经。能降气开郁，燥湿驱寒，消食醒酒，化痰攻积。
解除霍乱并止住泻痢，辟除瘴疠之气并退去寒疟。消除口臭，杀灭鱼肉之毒。
产于南海地区，如今岭南各地都有生长。植株像姜，二月开花结成穗状。李时珍说：如今建宁所产的草豆蔻，大小如龙眼，形状稍长，皮呈黄白色，薄且棱角分明。其仁大如砂仁。云南、广东所生的草果，长大如诃子，皮黑厚且棱纹紧密，种子粗糙且气味辛臭。大概草蔻、草果虽然是一类东西，但略有不同罢了。南方人又用一种大杨梅来冒充草果，其形状圆而粗大，气味辛辣猛烈而不柔和，不可不辨别。
治疗口臭，与细辛末一起含在口中。（验方第一。）
心腹胀满，呼吸短促，研为粉末，用木瓜、生姜汤送服。（第二。）
疟疾寒多，或只发冷不发热的，与附子、生姜、大枣一起煎服。（第四。）
去除外皮后炒制使用。
味辛，性温，无毒，药性轻浮。归入手太阴肺经。能行气宽中，温暖胃腑，消食解酒，止呕消除胀满，补肺益脾。治疗噎膈并除去寒疟，治疗反胃并收敛脱失之气。退去白睛上的翳膜，清除眼目中的红筋。
实邪盛者称为紫蔻，产自伽古罗国，被称为“多骨”。其草形如芭蕉，高八九尺且光滑，冬夏不凋谢，花浅黄色，果实成串如葡萄，初生微青，成熟后变白，七月采收。如今广州也有出产，但不如海外商船运来的好。
脾虚导致的反胃，与拣选的砂仁、公丁香、陈皮各取适量米炒焦，用姜汁制成丸剂服用。（验方第一。）
小儿虚寒吐乳，与拣选的砂仁、甘草、炙甘草研为粉末，撒入口中。（第二。）
进食后即想呕吐，用酒末送服或直接嚼服。（第三。）
Wrap the cardamom in flour and bake it, then remove the skin for use.
Pungent, warm, non-toxic, with a floating nature. Enters the Foot-Taiyin (Spleen) and Foot-Yangming (Stomach) meridians. It directs Qi downward, opens depression, dries dampness, drives out cold, aids digestion, awakens from alcohol intoxication, resolves phlegm, and attacks accumulation.
It relieves cholera-like disorder and stops dysentery; wards off miasma and retards cold malaria. It eliminates foul breath and kills the toxicity of fish and meat.
It grows in the South Sea region, and is now found throughout Lingnan. The plant resembles ginger, flowering in clusters in the second lunar month. Li Shizhen said: "The Caodoukou produced in Jianning today is as large as a longan, slightly elongated in shape, with thin yellowish-white skin and distinct ridges. Its kernel is as large as Amomi Fructus Rotundus (Sharen). The Caoguo produced in Yunnan and Guangdong is larger than Terminalia chebula Retzius (Hezi), with thick black skin and tight ridges; its seeds are coarse and have a pungent, foul odor. Although Caokou and Caoguo are essentially the same category, there are slight differences. People in the south also use a type of large bayberry to counterfeit Caoguo; its shape is round and coarse, and its odor is pungent and fierce but not harmonious, so one must be careful to distinguish them."
For foul breath, mix with Asari Radix et Rhizoma (Xixin) powder and hold in the mouth. (Verified Formula 1.)
For epigastric and abdominal fullness and distension, shortness of breath, grind into powder and take with Decoction of Chaenomelis Fructus (Muqua) and Zingiberis Rhizoma Recens (Shengjiang). (Formula 2.)
For spleen pain and fullness/distension, decoct in wine and take. (Formula 3.)
For malaria with predominant chills, or only chills without fever, decoct with Aconiti Lateralis Radix Preparata (Fuzi), Zingiberis Rhizoma (Shengjiang), and Jujubae Fructus (Zao) and take. (Formula 4.)
Remove the skin and stir-fry for use.
Pungent, warm, non-toxic, with a floating nature. Enters the Hand-Taiyin (Lung) meridian. It moves Qi and warms the stomach, aids digestion and resolves alcohol intoxication, stops vomiting and relieves distension, tonifies the Lung and benefits the Spleen. It treats dysphagia and regurgitation while eliminating cold malaria; treats retroflexion of the stomach (fanwei) and consolidates escaping Qi. It reduces nebula on the white of the eye and removes red veins from the eyes.
Those with excess pathogen are called Zikou, originating from the country of Gaguluo, referred to as 'Duogu'. The herb resembles a banana leaf, growing eight or nine chi tall, smooth, remaining green in winter and summer. The flowers are pale yellow; the fruits grow in clusters like grapes, initially light green, turning white when ripe, harvested in the seventh lunar month. Guangzhou now produces it, but it is not as good as that imported by foreign ships.
For fanwei due to Spleen deficiency, mix with selected Amomi Fructus (Sharen), Syzygii Aromatisati Flos (Gongding), and Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium (Chenpi), each stir-fried with rice until scorched, form pills with Ginger Juice (Jiangzhi), and take. (Verified Formula 1.)
For infants' spitting up milk due to deficiency-cold, mix with selected Amomi Fructus (Sharen), Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma (Gancao), and Glycyrrhizae Radix et Rhizoma Praeparata cum Melle (Zhigancao), grind into powder, and sprinkle into the mouth. (Formula 2.)
For immediate desire to vomit after eating, take with wine powder or chew directly. (Formula 3.)
For nausea, chew directly. (Formula 4.)