Pepper Genus (Piper)
胡椒属hú jiāo shǔHujiaoshu
Piper · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Some species may increase absorption of other drugs; avoid with medications with narrow therapeutic windows; may irritate gastric mucosa.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Pepper Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Inflammation SyndromeNausea Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Pepper Genus 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 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 Antimicrobial510 records, 120 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant494 records, 139 in people
- Benefit Digestive146 records, 47 in people
- Benefit Immune137 records, 53 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome441 records, 147 in people
- Nausea Syndrome18 records, 15 in people