Hairy Spike Pepper (Piper hirsutum)

毛穗胡椒máo suì hú jiāoMaosuihujiao

Piper hirsutum · Plant

Piper, standing in for Piper hirsutum
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Indications
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With studies in people

Cautions

Limited safety data; may have similar effects to other Piper species; avoid during pregnancy due to insufficient safety information.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Hairy Spike Pepper for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Inflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Hairy Spike Pepper does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Immune

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Piper hirsutum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.

  • Benefit Antimicrobial0 records
  • Benefit Antioxidant0 records
  • Benefit Digestive0 records
  • Benefit Immune0 records
  • Inflammation Syndrome0 records
  • Nausea Syndrome0 records

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