Tsaoko (草果)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 草果 (cǎoguǒ) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Amomum tsao-ko (FOC: Amomum tsaoko; syn. Lanxangia tsao-ko) — with an aroma profile of smoky, spicy, camphoraceous, warm.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Amomum tsaoko in Flora of China botanical Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
Lanxangia tsao-ko on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 草果
Pinyin cǎoguǒ
Scientific name Amomum tsao-ko (FOC: Amomum tsaoko; syn. Lanxangia tsao-ko)
Type ingredient
Aroma smoky, spicy, camphoraceous, warm
Category Spices

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Spices
aroma Smoky
aroma Spicy
related Cardamom
related Amomum villosum
related Galangal

Main Site

Read the full article: Tsaoko on IncenseHerbs


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