Bastard Cardamom

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, Malaya, TW

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Cancer(Stomach), Cancer(Uterus), Sore(Throat), Stomachic

Science studied: BORNYL-ACETATE, D-CAMPHOR, COPPER, LINALOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Zingiberaceae

Scientific name: Amomum xanthioides

Common names: Bastard Cardamom, Chin Kousha, Malabar Cardamom, Tavoy Cardamom

History

The source record documents this plant in China, Malaya, TW.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Cancer(Stomach)
• Cancer(Uterus)
• Sore(Throat)
• Stomachic
• Tonic
• Nausea
• Stomatitis

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• Malaya
• TW

Documented cultural uses

• Cancer(Stomach)
• Cancer(Uterus)
• Sore(Throat)
• Stomachic
• Tonic
• Nausea
• Stomatitis

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Lactobacillus casei-fermented Amomum xanthioides ameliorates metabolic dysfunction in high-fat diet-induced obese mice. · 2024 source ↗
• Lactobacillus Casei-fermented Amomum Xanthioides Mitigates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in a high-fat diet mice model. · 2024 source ↗
• Insight into the phytochemical profile and antimicrobial activities of <i>Amomum subulatum</i> and <i>Amomum xanthioides</i>: an <i>in vitro</i> and <i>in silico</i> study. · 2023 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BORNYL-ACETATE
• D-CAMPHOR
• COPPER
• LINALOL
• MANGANESE
• ALPHA-PINENE
• POTASSIUM
• D-BORNEOL
• EO
• MAGNESIUM
• ARSENIC
• CALCIUM
• IRON
• MERCURY
• NEROLIDOL
• SODIUM

Legality

Country-specific legal status is not documented in this record.

Consult the CITES species checklist for international trade protections and listings. This is not a complete statement of local law.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

Contributions and revisions

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