艳山姜又名大草蔻,系姜科艳山姜属植物艳山姜Alpinia speciosa(Wendl.)K.Sehum.的种子和根茎。其形态与高良姜相似。茎高3米,叶如高良姜,但叶片两面,均秃净,边缘有短而密的粗毛;圆锥花序如麦穗,花大,白、红、黄色间杂、艳丽异常故得此名;果圆球形,红色、直径为2厘米;根茎块状,如高良姜,其作用比高良姜广。虽历代本草甚少记载本品,但其生长范围广,尤以两广出产最多,故在民间广为使用。本品性能与高良姜、草豆蔻相似,民间多用其种子入药。味辛、温,气芳香;功效温中健脾,行气止痛,燥湿止呕。用于胃寒痛或寒湿所致的呕吐泄泻,食积腹胀之证;可以代高良姜、草豆蔻使用。至于以 Yanshan ginger, also known as Dacaoqi, is the seed and rhizome of Alpinia speciosa (Wendl.) K. Sehum. Its morphology is similar to galangal. The stem is 3 meters high, and the leaves are galangal, but both sides of the leaves are bald with short, dense hairs on the edges; panicles such as wheat ears, large flowers, white, red, and yellow are mixed, and they are beautifully named; Round spherical, red, with a diameter of 2 cm; rhizomes such as galangal, its role more than galangal. Although the Herbal Herbs were rarely recorded in this product, they have a wide range of growth, especially in Guangdong and Guangxi. Therefore, they are widely used in the folk. The properties of this product are similar to that of galangal and grass pods, and folks often use their seeds for medicine. Spicy, warm, aromatic gas; the efficacy of warm spleen, gas analgesic, dampness and vomiting. For vomiting and diarrhea caused by stomach cold or coldness, food accumulation of abdominal distension; can be used on behalf of galangal, grass pods. As for