Amomum villosum is a specialty of Yang Chun, Guangdong Province, and a symbolic product of China's national geography. Moreover, Amomum villosum is a treasure, flowers, fruits, roots, stems and leaves can all be used as medicine, so people often make soup with Amomum villosum, which is extremely delicious.

As a local specialty in Yang Chun, Amomum villosum has a long history and is one of the famous "four drug capitals in the South". Amomum villosum enjoys a high reputation in the pharmaceutical market for its unique and excellent quality. Amomum villosum has been used in China for over 300 years. Originally wild, it was produced in Yangchun County and recorded in the Tang Dynasty. Amomum villosum is recorded in Zhen Quan's Theory of Medicinal Properties at the end of Sui Dynasty and the beginning of Tang Dynasty, Kaibao Materia Medica by Liu Han and Ma Zhi in Song Dynasty and Debate on Making Drugs by Chen Renshan in Yuan Dynasty.