Pepper (Piper nigrum)
胡椒hú jiāoHujiao
Piper nigrum · Plant
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Indications
Cautions
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 for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Abdominal Pain & DiarrheaConvulsionEpilepsy & Profuse PhlegmInappetenceVomiting With Stomach Cold
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Pepper does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Disperse PhlegmPrecipitate QiWarm Center & Dissipate Cold