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***Hei Hu Jiao (Fructus Piperis-Black)/Chinese Traditional Herb***
 
 
 
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The Effect of Hu Jiao
 
Property
Pungent, hot; stomach and large intestine meridians entered.
 
Actions
Warm middle energizer to alleviate pain.
 
Indications
Stomach cold, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea
It has the actions of warming middle-energizer and dispersing cold to alleviate pain. For stomach cold, abdominal cold pain and vomiting, it can be ground into powder and braised with pig stomach for oral use, or combined with the middle-energizer-warming analgesics such as Gao Liang Jiang and Bi Bo. For regurgitation and poor appetite, it is usually combined with the phlegm-resolving and appetite-increasing herbs. For instance it is combined with Ban Xia and juice of Sheng Jiang in Bai Yi Xuan Fang (Precisely-selected Prescriptions). For diarrhea due to deficiency-cold of spleen-stomach, it is combined with the spleen-invigorating, damp-drying and diarrhea-checking herbs such as Bai Zhu and Wu Zhu Yu.
In addition, it can direct qi downward resolve phlegm. For epilepsy with profuse phlegm, it is usually ground into powder with Bi Bo for oral use. It also can increase appetite and be used as condiment.
 
Dosage and Administrations
Decoct 2~4g; 0.6~1.5g powder for oral use. Proper dosage is for external application.
 
More Information:
https://tcmwiki.com/wiki/hu-jiao