This product is the nearly mature or mature fruit of the evergreen vine Pepper Fruit, belonging to the Pepper Fruit family. It is mainly produced in Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, and other regions. The fruit is harvested from late autumn to the following spring when it turns dark green, then dried to produce black Pepper Fruit; when the fruit turns red, it is harvested, soaked in water, the flesh is rubbed off, and then dried to produce white Pepper Fruit. It is used in its raw form and crushed when needed.

bubble_chart Properties and Meridians

Acrid, hot. Act on stomach and large intestine meridians.

bubble_chart Efficacy

Warming the middle to relieve pain, lowering qi and eliminating phlegm.

bubble_chart Indications

1. Used for stomach cold, epigastric cold pain, vomiting, and diarrhea. To treat stomach cold epigastric pain and vomiting, it can be used alone by grinding into powder and stewing in pig stomach, or used together with Lesser Galangal Rhizome and Piper longum. To treat diarrhea due to deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach, it can be used with Evodia Fruit, White Atractylodes Rhizome, etc.; it can also be used alone by grinding into powder and applying to the navel.
2. Used for epilepsy. Mainly for treating epilepsy with excessive phlegm due to qi depression and obstruction of the seven orifices. It can be used with Piper longum in equal parts as powder, or as recorded in Zhouhou Fang, by placing Pepper Fruit in radish, drying in shade, and grinding into powder for consumption.
3. In addition, as a seasoning, it has the effect of stimulating appetite and promoting digestion.

bubble_chart Documentation

1. Xinxiu Bencao: "Mainly lowers qi, warms the middle, removes phlegm, and eliminates zang-fu organs apoplexy cold."
2. Bencao Gangmu: "Warms the intestines and stomach, removes cold-dampness, counteracts stomach reflux, relieves bloating, disperses cold accumulation, eliminates yin toxin, and alleviates toothache caused by floating heat."

bubble_chart Usage and Dosage

2-4 grams. Decoct and take orally. Take 0.5-1 grams of powdered form each time. Apply externally as needed.

bubble_chart Modern Pharmacology

This product contains Pepper Fruit alkaloid, Pepper Fruit lipid alkaloid, Pepper Fruit neo-alkaloid, and volatile oil.

When taken orally, this product has carminative and stomachic effects. The Pepper Fruit alkaloid contained in it has significant anticonvulsant and sedative effects. Oral administration of Pepper Fruit can dilate skin blood vessels, producing a warm sensation.