The efficacy and function of mountain pepper

Mountain pepper is a very nutritious and precious medicinal material. Eating it regularly can have very good effects and functions. So how should we eat mountain pepper? What specific benefits can eating mountain pepper bring to our body? We need to understand some professional knowledge of mountain pepper to answer these questions.

[Source] It is the fruit of the Glechoma longituba plant of the Lauraceae family. Harvest in autumn when the fruit is ripe.

[Original form] Oxtenoid tree, also known as: Oxenthorn tiao (Classification of Herbal Properties), Oil Golden Nan, False Dead Wood, Stinky Citrus aurantium, Hook Camphor, False Dry Wood, Chicken Rice Wind, Oxtenoid Tiao, False Dead Maple, White Leaf Maple, Old Red.

[Habitat distribution] It grows in bushes or sparse woods on hills and hillsides. Distributed in Jiangsu, Shandong, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Henan, Shaanxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan, Yunnan, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Taiwan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】 Spicy, warm.

【Functions and indications】 Treats aphasia caused by stroke, cold pain in the heart and abdomen.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decoction.

[Additional prescription] ① Treating aphasia caused by stroke: one qian each of dried Piper melongena fruit and Vitex negundo seed. Crush all together and soak in boiling water. (Shaanxi Chinese Herbal Medicine)

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Tang Materia Medica"

The above content is an introduction to the Chinese medicinal herb Piper melongena. I hope it can be of some help to everyone. There are many medicinal herbs similar to mountain pepper in our daily life. When we consume Chinese medicines such as mountain pepper, we need to follow the doctor's instructions and not consume them blindly.