The difference between Piper melongena and Litsea cubeba

Litsea cubeba and Piper melongena are both fruits of natural shrubs, and they both have a strong spicy aroma and look very similar. Many people have seen them, but don’t know the differences between them. Today, the editor will give a detailed explanation of Litsea cubeba and Piper melongena, so that everyone can understand the differences between them and also let everyone know the functions and effects of Litsea cubeba.

The difference between Litsea cubeba and Piper melongena

There is no obvious difference between Litsea cubeba and Piper melongena, because Litsea cubeba and Piper melongena are from different regions. The different names for the same plant fruit are like a person has a name and a nickname. They are both perfect fruits of the Litsea cubeba plant of the Piperaceae family. The fruit of this plant contains a lot of oil, which can be obtained into edible oil for human consumption after purification and processing.

The role and efficacy of Litsea cubeba

1. Regulating Qi and relieving pain

Litsea cubeba can not only be used as a seasoning for people to take, it is also a Chinese herbal medicine that can regulate qi and relieve pain. After being used as medicine, it can enter the liver, gallbladder meridian and small intestine meridian, and has the important functions of warming the middle, dispersing cold, regulating qi and relieving pain, and dispelling cold and relieving pain. It has good conditioning and therapeutic effects on human coldness, chills and pain, as well as qi and blood disharmony. In addition, Litsea cubeba is also a pure yang thing, it can promote blood circulation and dredge meridians, and can also dispel wind and cold.

2. Remove toxins and reduce swelling

There are also a variety of natural medicinal ingredients in Litsea cubeba. Detoxification and swelling are its main functions. When people have boils, carbuncles, swelling and pain, or itchy and painful skin, as well as swollen and painful sores, they can use fresh Litsea cubeba to treat them directly. During treatment, fresh Litsea cubeba seeds need to be mashed into powder and applied directly to the wound. Change the dressing once a day and take the medicine continuously for 3 to 5 days, and the swelling and toxins will disappear.

3. Dispel wind and cold

Litsea cubeba is a Chinese herbal medicine with damp and hot properties. Its main function is to dispel wind and cold. It can remove the cold toxins in the human body, relieve stomach cold, stomach pain, abdominal pain and diarrhea, and is beneficial to maintaining gastrointestinal health. In addition, the raw pulp can also remove rheumatic cold toxins in the human body and prevent them from causing adverse effects on human bone and joint diseases. Regular consumption can prevent rheumatoid arthritis, and in clinical medicine it is also a common medicine for treating human rheumatic arthritis and joint pain, and it can relieve pain as soon as possible after taking the medicine.