일반명-영어 Bitter cardamon, alpinia fruit, sharp-leaf galangal fruit
라틴명 Alpiniae Oxyphyllae Fructus
이명 익지(益智), 익지자(益智子), 적정자(摘艼子)
학명 Alpinia oxyphylla Miquel (익지)
기원 익지 (益智) Alpinia oxyphylla Miquel (생강과 Zingiberaceae)의 열매

약성/귀경
맵고(辛) 따뜻하다(溫).
비(脾)와 신경(腎經)에 작용한다.

효능
온비개위섭연(溫脾開胃攝涎), 온신고정(溫腎固精)․축뇨(縮尿)

온비(溫脾): a therapeutic method to treat cold pattern/syndrome of the spleen by using yang-warming medicinals
개위(開胃): a therapeutic method of stimulating the desire for food
온신(溫腎): a therapeutic method of invigorating kidney yang by using warm-tonifying medicinals
고정(固精): a therapeutic method to treat seminal emission due to kidney consumption by using kidney-tonifying and astringent medicinals
고정축뇨(固精縮尿): a therapeutic method to treat seminal emission, spermatorrhea, enuresis or incontinence of urine due to kidney qi insecurity and bladder retention failure