Herb

Cubeb (Bi cheng qie)

毕澄茄bi cheng qie
1 sourceFructus Litseae

Warms the centre and kidney and moves qi to relieve pain, aids digestion and dispels skin wind and abdominal qi-distension.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·毕澄茄·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：下气消食，去皮肤风、心腹间气胀，令人能食，疗鬼气；温中暖肾、行气止痛。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，无毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·毕澄茄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·毕澄茄·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·毕澄茄·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.