The efficacy and function of Biba

Many people don’t know much about Bi Ba. In fact, it is also a Chinese herbal medicine. It has certain effects in treating diseases, especially vomiting and diarrhea. It is also very effective in relieving toothache and headache. It has certain effects in treating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Modern pharmacological research shows that it has a certain effect on lowering blood lipids, and the volatile oil in it is also very effective in preventing myocardial ischemia.

The efficacy and function of Biba

Warms the middle and dispels cold, relieves gas and relieves pain. It is mainly used to treat cold pain in the abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, headache, toothache, sinusitis, and angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease.

① Treat cold and accumulation of typhoid fever, weakness of internal organs, heart and abdomen pain, distension and fullness of the ribs, diarrhea, bowel sounds, spontaneous sweating, and indigestion of rice and grains: 4 catties of Piper longum, 6 catties each of Alpinia officinalis and dried ginger (fried), and 4 catties of cinnamon bark (peeled). Grind the above ingredients into fine powder, boil the flour in water and make into balls as big as sycamore seeds. Take 20 pills each time, with rice soup, before meals. (Da Si Han Wan from the Bureau of Prescriptions)

② Treat diarrhea, abdominal distension and loss of appetite: Piper 0.5 liang, nutmeg (shelled, half-cooked and half-simmered) 1 liang, dried ginger (roasted) 0.5 liang, Terminalia chebula (half-cooked and half-roasted, pitted) 1 liang, Atractylodes macrocephala 3 fen, licorice (half-cooked and half-roasted, filed) 0.5 liang, costus root (half-cooked and half-fried) 1 liang. Grind the above seven ingredients into powder. Take 2 spoonfuls each time, mix with rice drink on an empty stomach, and take again in the evening. (Bi Bo San from Sheng Ji Zong Lu)

③Treat dysentery: half a pound of cow's milk and three grams of Piper longum. Decoction and reduce the dosage by half, take all at once on an empty stomach. ("Unique Records")

④ Treat spleen deficiency vomiting, heart and stomach pain, greenish-yellow complexion, cold pain in the waist and hips: Piper, costus root, aconite (cracked, peeled and navel removed), pepper, cinnamon (peeled), dried ginger (cracked), terminalia chebula bark (roasted), each half a liang, Magnolia officinalis (peeled and roasted with ginger juice) one and a half liang. Grind the above eight ingredients into powder, mix with refined honey and make into pills as big as sycamore seeds. Take 15 pills with porridge on an empty stomach, three times a day. (Bi Bo Wan from Sheng Ji Zong Lu)

Pharmacological Action

①Lipid-lowering effect.

② Piper longum volatile oil can counteract the effects of hypoxia and myocardial ischemia caused by various conditions.

③The volatile oil of Piper longum has anti-arrhythmic effects.

④The volatile oil of Piper longum has sedative, analgesic and analgesic effects.

⑤The effects and functions of vinegar of Piper longum fruit: The ethyl ester soluble part has a strong relaxant effect on coronary blood vessels and intestinal smooth muscles. Piper longum oil has a broad-spectrum antibacterial effect and has inhibitory effects on Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis.