一切經音義 64.211

64.211

豆蔻（呼候反本草云豆蔻生南海味溫澁無毒止腹痛嘔吐去口臭氣也異物志云豆蔻生交阯如薑子從根中生形似救智皮小厚如石榴辛且香也古今正字從草寇聲）。

豆蔻 (呼 [hū] + 候 [hòu] fanqie. Bencao says: Cardamom grows in the Southern Sea; its nature is warm, astringent, and non-toxic; it stops abdominal pain and vomiting, and removes halitosis. Yiwu zhi says: Cardamom grows in Jiaozhi; it resembles ginger shoots, grows from the roots, has the shape of a cape gooseberry, with a slightly thick rind like a pomegranate; it is pungent and fragrant. Gujin zhengzi: Derived from 草 with 寇 as phonetic).