Effects and functions of Piper cubeba[picture]

Cubeb [picture] is a traditional Chinese medicine. Cubeb [picture] has high medicinal value and has a good health-care effect on some diseases. In our lives, many medicines use Cubeb [picture] as the main ingredient, but there are still many taboos that need to be paid attention to when taking Cubeb [picture].

【English name】 FRUCTUS LITSEAE

[Source] This product is the dried mature fruit of Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers., a plant of the Lauraceae family. The fruits are harvested in autumn when they are ripe, impurities are removed and they are sun-dried.

[Properties] This product is spherical in shape, with a diameter of 4 to 6 mm. The surface is tan to dark brown with reticular wrinkles. There are occasionally persistent calyx and thin fruit stalks at the base. After removing the skin, you can see the hard and crisp core, 1 seed, 2 cotyledons, which are yellow-brown and rich in oil. It has a fragrant aroma and tastes slightly spicy and slightly bitter.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

[entry into meridians] Enter the spleen, stomach, kidney and bladder meridians.

【Functions and indications】Warms the middle and dispels cold, promotes qi circulation and relieves pain. It is used for vomiting due to stomach cold, cold pain in the epigastrium, abdominal pain due to cold hernia, stagnation of cold and dampness, and turbid urine.

【Usage and Dosage】 1.5～3g.

【Storage】Keep in a cool and dry place.

【Excerpt】 Chinese Pharmacopoeia

[Source] Kaibao Materia Medica

The above is an introduction to Piper cubeba [picture]. Through this introduction we can understand that Piper cubeba [picture] has high medicinal value and can effectively relieve many diseases, but remember not to take it indiscriminately.