Alpinia Oxyphylla
Other Names : Black Cardamom, Yi Zhi Ren, Cardamon Fruit, Bitter, Seeded Cardamon, Yelam, Bastard cardamom, Elachi, cardamom seeds, Ela, cardamon, cardamom, and Malabar cardamom
Part of the ginger family, alpinia oxyphylla is known in Chinese herbal medicine as Yi Zhi Ren.
See also : Cardamom
Special Precautions of Alpinia Oxyphylla
- Contraindicated for those with spermatorrhea, frequent urination, vomiting, diarrhea, or vaginal discharge due to Heat.
- Contraindicated for those with Blood Dryness from Fire.
- Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency Fire.
- Do not use alone.
The benefits of Alpinia Oxyphylla are
Yi Zhi Ren, or Black Cardamom, is prescribed by Chinese herbalists to warm the inner cold. Yi Zhi Ren is a cardamom, and all cardamoms warm the Middle area. Yi Zhi Ren also warms the Kidneys and controls fluids coming from that area - which makes it good for urinary incontinence, or frequency and enuresis (bedwetting) from Cold-Deficient Spleen and Kidneys. Yi Zhi Ren is acrid and warm and according to Chinese herbal medicine, works on your kidney and spleen channels.
- For centuries this herb has been used to control frequent urination and to help increase bladder control. (treating overactive bladders).
- very helpful in cases of spermatorrhea, when men cannot hold the sperm or when it leaks out.
- is believed to have anti-inflammatory effects.
- treatment of nausea, vomiting and diarrhea.
