Category
Warm Interior
Pin Yin
Latin Name
Piperis Longi Fructus
English Name
Dosage
1.5-4.5g
Entering Channels
LI
Flavor
acrid
Temperature
hot
Pregnancy
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Chinese Herbal Formulas (Comprehensive List)
Individual Essential Oils
Kampo Name
Kampo Number
Kanji
Katakana
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Key Characteristics:
Cautions & Contraindications:
- Contraindicated in those with yin deficiency and heat.
Actions & Indications:
- Warms the middle, disperses cold from the Stomach and Intestines, and alleviates pain: for cold congealing and leading to qi stagnation in the epigastrium and abdomen with such symptoms as nausea, vomiting, belching, acid regurgitation, loss of appetite, and abdominal pain.
- Applied as a powder for toothache, often with Hu Jiao.
