Herbal Information on Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit in Bulk Cut Form

Common Name:   Alpinia Fruit

Botanical Name:  Fructus Alpiniae oxyphyllae

Channels/Meridians: Stomach, Spleen, Kidney

Other Names: Black cardamon seed, Bitter-seeded Cardamon, Sharp-Leaf Galangal Berry

Pin Yin Name:  Yi Zhi Ren

Other Ingredients:  None, nothing has been added to this product.

Package Size: 500 grams  - 1.1 pounds

Form: Cut

Dosage: Consult your healthcare professional for correct dosage.

Origin: China

Brand: Plum Flower

Cautions: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Do not use with Yin deficiency.

California Prop 65 

Additional Information on Yi Zhi Ren

Yi Zhi Ren warms the spleen and tonifies the kidney. Harvesting occurs in summer and autumn when the fruit turns from green to red, which is dried in the sun or if needed at a low temperature.

Product Properties: Acrid Warm

Naturally Occurring Chemical Compounds:  yakuchinone A volatile oil, cineole, terpene and sesquiterpenes

What Herbs Combine with Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit? 

• Allspice and Yi Zhi Ren
• Astragalus Milk Vetch Seed and Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit
• Cang Zhu and  Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit
• Ginger and  Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit
• Pinella and  Alpinia Oxyphylla Fruit

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About Plum Flower Quality Herb Powders

Plum Flower is an established worldwide manufacturer of high-quality Chinese herbs, and innovative Chinese medicinal herbs and products. Plum Flower uses sulfur-free herbs and laboratory tests its products for contamination and heavy metals, such as mercury, lead, and pesticides.                                   

• Made at GMP internationally certified facilities (Good Manufacturing Practices) Quality control tests are done at the manufacturing site and at third party labs to confirm results.
• Manufactured using Unsulfured, Chlorine free, Aluminum Phosphate free herbs when possible.
• Microbials and heavy metals tested. No preservatives.

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Reference:  
https://herbpathy.com/Uses-and-Benefits-of-Yi-Zhi-Ren-Cid5095  
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20723592   
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378874117342381  
https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2019/6797030/  
https://health.chinaabout.net/alpinia-oxyphylla-as-medicine-ben-cao-medical-book/