| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Capsicum annuum |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 红海椒 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | HONG HAI JIAO |
| Herb name in English: | Sweet Pepper |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Hot |
| Herb flavor: | Pungent |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Spleen,Heart |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | fruit |
| Herb effect: | To warm center and dissipate cold, precipitate qi and disperse food. |
| Herb indication: | Stomach cold and qi stagnation, distending pain in stomach duct, vomiting, diarrhea, wind-damp pain, frostbite. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 4302 |
| HERB id: | HERB002273 |
| SymMap id: | NA |