草果药，中药名。为姜科植物草果药Hedychium spicatum Ham.ex Smith的果实。具有温胃，燥湿，理气，消食的功效。主治胃寒疼痛，食积腹胀，寒疝，疟疾。
Cao-guo-yao, name of Chinese Medicinal Material. 草果药). It refers to the fruit of the plant Hedychium spicatum Ham.ex Smith, a member of the ginger family. It has the functions of warming the stomach, drying dampness, regulating qi, and aiding digestion. It is mainly used to treat stomach pain due to cold, abdominal distension caused by food stagnation, cold hernia, and malaria.

功效作用 功能
Efficacy, function.

温胃，燥湿，理气，消食。主治
Warm the stomach, dry dampness, regulate qi, and aid digestion. Used to treat...

胃寒疼痛，食积腹胀，寒疝，疟疾。用法用量
Stomach pain due to cold, abdominal distension caused by food stagnation, cold hernia, and malaria. Dosage and administration.

内服：煎汤，3-9g；或研末。相关论述
Internal administration: Decoction, 3-9g; or powder. Related discussions.

1、《滇南本草》：“宽中理气，消胸膈膨胀，开胃消宿食。”2、《云南中草药》：“温胃散寒，燥湿，治胃寒痛，消化不良，疟疾。”3、《昆明民间常用草药》：“散寒止痛，宽中理气。治胃寒疼痛，呕吐，寒疝气痛。”临床应用 相关配伍

1. "Broadly regulates the middle, resolves qi stagnation, relieves chest and diaphragm distention, stimulates appetite, and aids digestion." - from "Dian Nan Ben Cao".2. "Warms the stomach, dispels cold, dries dampness, treats stomach cold pain, relieves indigestion, and treats malaria." - from "Yun Nan Zhong Cao Yao".3. "Disperses cold, alleviates pain, broadens the middle, and regulates qi. Treats stomach cold pain, vomiting, and cold hernia pain." - from "Kunming Folk Commonly Used Herbal Medicine". Clinical applications and relevant combinations.

治九种胃气疼痛，面寒疼，痞块疼痛：草果药（新瓦焙）二两，木香三钱。共为细末。每服一钱，热烧酒服。（《滇南本草》）加工炮制 采收加工
To treat nine types of stomach pain caused by coldness, distension, and lumps: grind two liang of caoguo (Fructus Tsaoko) and three qian of muxiang (Radix Aucklandiae) into a fine powder. Take one qian per dose, and swallow it with hot liquor. (From "Yunnan Materia Medica") Processing method: Harvest and process.

10-11月果实将熟时采收，烘干。植物学信息 植物种属
The fruits should be harvested and dried when they ripen in October and November. Botanical information about the plant species.

姜科植物草果药。形态特征
Ginger is a plant in the Zingiberaceae family, commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine. It has distinctive morphological characteristics.

多年生草本。高至1m以上。根茎块状。茎直立，粗壮。叶2列，无柄。叶鞘管状，长达15cm；叶舌长2.5cm，卵状三角形，边缘红色；叶片长椭圆状披针形，长约30cm，宽约10cm，先端短渐尖，基部楔形，边缘略呈波状。穗状花序顶生，长10-20cm；苞片长椭圆形，长约2.5cm，钝头，两侧内卷，淡绿黄色；小苞片1枚，形同苞片；萼筒管状，长3.5cm；花冠管长约为萼筒之2倍或不及，裂片瓦覆，反折，线状倒披针形，淡黄白色；侧生退化雄蕊狭长。花瓣状，长约3.5cm；唇瓣与两侧者等长，匙状倒卵形，深2裂，有瓣爪，白色，基部染红色；花丝管状，橙红色。花药狭长，橙红色，背着；子房下位，花柱从二药间穿过，柱头膨大。蒴果扁球形，径约2.5cm，具不明显的3棱。种子卵形，红色，长约4mm。花期6-7月。果实10-11月成熟。分布区域
Perennial herb. Can grow up to over 1m tall. Rhizomes are tuberous. Stems are erect and stout. Leaves are arranged in 2 rows, sessile. Leaf sheaths are tubular, up to 15cm long; leaf blades are ovate-triangular, about 2.5cm long, with red edges; leaf blades are oblong-lanceolate, about 30cm long and 10cm wide, with short acuminate tips, cuneate bases, and slightly undulating margins. Spike-like inflorescences are terminal, 10-20cm long; bracts are oblong, about 2.5cm long, obtuse, inwardly rolled on both sides, pale greenish-yellow; one small bract similar to the bracts; calyx tubular, about 3.5cm long; corolla tube about twice as long as the calyx or shorter, lobes overlapping, reflexed, linear-lanceolate, pale yellowish-white; lateral degenerate stamens are narrow and long. Petaloid, about 3.5cm long; labellum as long as the lateral lobes, spoon-shaped ovate, deeply 2-lobed, with claw, white, reddish at the base; staminode tubular, orange-red. Anthers are narrow and long, orange-red, adnate; ovary inferior, style passing through the two anthers, stigma enlarged. Capsule is globose, about 2.5cm in diameter, with indistinct 3 angles. Seeds are ovoid, red, about 4mm long. Flowering period is from June to July. Fruits mature from October to November. Distribution area.

分布于四川、云南等地。生长环境
Distributed in Sichuan, Yunnan, and other regions. Growing environment.

生于山坡阴湿处。
Born in a damp and shady place on the hillside.