| BASIC INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
| Plant name in Latin: | Piper nigrum |
| Herb name in Chinese: | 胡椒 |
| Herb name in Pinyin: | HU JIAO |
| Herb name in English: | Black Pepper |
| HERB PROPERTIES | |
| Herb property: | Hot |
| Herb flavor: | Pungent |
| Herb meridian tropism: | Large intestine,Stomach |
| HERB DESCRIPTION | |
| Use part: | fruit |
| Herb effect: | To warm center and dissipate cold, precipitate qi, disperse phlegm. |
| Herb indication: | Vomiting with stomach cold, abdominal pain and diarrhea, inappetence, convulsion, epilepsy and profuse phlegm. |
| CROSS REFERENCES | |
| TCMID id: | 1970 |
| HERB id: | HERB002371 |
| SymMap id: | SMHB00173 |