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HerbPiperis Longi Fructus

荜拨

Bì Bá

Long Pepper

The dried nearly ripe or ripe fruit spike of Piper longum (Piperaceae). Enters the Stomach and Large Intestine channels. Pungent-hot with a dispersing action, it excels at warming the center, dispersing cold, and stopping pain, specifically for cold epigastric pain.

Actions · 功效

温中散寒Warm the center and disperse cold
行气止痛Move qi and stop pain
下气Direct qi downward

Indications · 主治

脘腹冷痛Cold pain of the epigastrium and abdomen
呕吐呃逆Vomiting and hiccup
寒凝气滞腹痛Abdominal pain from cold congealing qi stagnation

Dosage · 用量

Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult

1–3 g

入丸散效佳

Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.

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Footnotes · 引用

[1]Xinxiu Bencao (Newly Revised Materia Medica)
[2]Haiyao Bencao (Materia Medica from Overseas)

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@misc{bencaodian-bi-ba,
  author       = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
  title        = {Bì Bá 荜拨 (Long Pepper) — Piperis Longi Fructus},
  year         = {2026},
  howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
  url          = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/bi-ba},
  urldate      = {2026-04-16},
  note         = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}

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@misc{bencaodian-bi-ba, author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}}, title = {Bì Bá 荜拨 (Long Pepper) — Piperis Longi Fructus}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine}, url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/bi-ba}, urldate = {2026-04-16}, note = {CC BY-SA 4.0} }