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    Aromatic Stomach-Warming, Intestinal Antidiarrheal & Anti-Colic Sovereign (温中健脾 / 行气止痛涩肠止泻消食化积抗腹胀杀菌 — 印尼爪哇草药消胀止泻第一神豆 / 传统雅加达佳木核心君药)

    大球花豆 / 树豆 / 爪哇大豆 / 印度球花豆 / 爪哇球花豆 — Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. (syn. Parkia roxburghii, Parkia javanica)

    Pinyin: Dà Qiúhuādòu / Shùdòu · Malay: Kedawung / Kedaung / Petai Hutan / Keredas Hutan · Family: Fabaceae (豆科 / 含羞草亚科)

    Botanical Illustration

    Energetics

    Warm (温 / 辛温)

    Flavor

    Pungent, bitter, nutty-aromatic after roasting, slightly astringent (辛、苦、焦香微苦、微涩)

    Meridians

    Spleen (脾), Stomach (胃), Large Intestine (大肠)

    Traditional Edict

    Tree Bean (Kedawung / Kedaung). Straight woody pods containing rock-hard pitch-black seeds. Roasted until popping into coffee-nutty aroma: Javanese Jamu monarch for warming Stomach, halting spastic gas colic, binding chronic watery diarrhea.

    Cautions & Contraindications

    • Always roast or boil rock-hard black seeds before ingestion (hydrolyzes raw phytates). High clinical and Jamu safety profile. Contraindicated in spastic constipation with dry hard stools.

    Clinical Applications

    • Functional gastrointestinal dyspepsia with severe tympanites, acute and chronic secretory diarrhea, choleraic enteritis, infant griping colic, and postpartum abdominal chill.

    Quality Markers

    Lupeol, b-Sitosterol, Condensed Tannins >= 8.00% & Linoleic/Oleic Acids >= 20.0% (HPLC Indonesian Pharmacopoeia)

    Mechanism & Phytochemistry

    1. Roasted seed volatile aromatics and lupeol inhibit intestinal smooth muscle L-type calcium channels, expelling trapped gas and stopping spasms. 2. Condensed tannins cross-link enterocytes to arrest diarrhea. 3. Broad-spectrum bactericidal lysis.

    Preparation & Dosage

    THE SOVEREIGN JAVANESE JAMU KEDAUNG STOMACH-WARMING POWDER: Dry-roast black seeds in sand/pan until shells crack and pop; peel black hull, grind yellow kernel into fine nutty powder: 3-5 g taken with warm ginger water. Bark decoction: 10-15 g.

    Appended Prescriptions

    • 1. The Sovereign Javanese Jamu Anti-Flatulence & Digestive Synergy with Kaempferia galanga (Cekur) and Zingiber zerumbet (Lempoyang). 2. Chronic Diarrhea Formula with Psidium guajava.

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