白豆蔲 White cardamom

Original, read line by line 東醫寶鑑 · Tangaek — Decoctions vol. 3

1. 性大溫, 味辛, 無毒. 主積冷, 止吐逆反胃, 消穀下氣.

   Its nature is greatly warm, its taste pungent, and it is non-toxic. It governs accumulated cold, stops retching and stomach reflux, digests grain, and descends qi.

   HomiclubBaekdugu is the fruit of a ginger-family plant, in the same group as the spice known today as cardamom. Its pale husk is ribbed lengthwise, and cracking it open reveals a cluster of dark seeds.

2. 子作朶如蒲萄, 生靑熟白. 七月採, 去殼用. 《本草》

   Its fruits form clusters like grapes; green when unripe and white when ripe. They are picked in the seventh month and used with the husk removed. 《Boncho (本草)》

3. 散肺中滯氣, 專入肺經. 去目中白睛瞖膜. 《湯液》

   It scatters stagnant qi within the lung and enters the lung channel alone. It removes the film clouding the white of the eye. 《Tangaek (湯液)》

4. 入手太陰經及手太陽經. 別有淸高之氣, 補上焦元氣, 去皮硏用. 《入門》

   It enters the hand taeeum and hand taeyang channels. It carries a distinctly clear and lofty qi, supplements the original qi of the upper burner, and is used with the husk removed and ground. 《Immun (入門)》