砂仁始载于唐《本草拾遗》 ,为名贵药材和常用药材之一 ,来源于姜科植物阳春砂干燥成熟的种子 ,具有行气调中、和胃醒脾、收敛止泻的功能。近年来由于砂仁资源紧缺、价高 ,不法商贩将同科植物种子掺入正品砂仁中 ,以假充真。现将我们在日常中药调剂工作中发现的几种常见伪品及 Amomum contained in Tang “Herbal Supplement”, one of the most valuable medicinal materials and commonly used medicinal herbs. It is derived from the dry and mature seeds of the Yangchun sand of the Zingiberaceae family. It has the functions of modulating the stomach, awaking the spleen, and astringent diarrhea. In recent years, due to shortage of resources and high prices of Amomum villosum, unscrupulous traders will incorporate seeds of the same family into authentic Amomum vulgare to make up for it. Here are some of the common counterfeit products we find in daily Chinese herbal medicines