The dried ripe fruit of Litsea cubeba (Lauraceae). Enters the Spleen, Stomach, Kidney, and Bladder channels. Pungent, warm, and aromatic, it excels at warming the center, dispersing cold, moving qi, and stopping pain.
荜bi
Actions · 功效
温中散寒Warm the center and disperse cold
行气止痛Move qi and stop pain
暖肾Warm the Kidney
Indications · 主治
胃寒呕逆Vomiting and counterflow due to Stomach cold
脘腹冷痛Cold pain of the epigastrium and abdomen
寒疝腹痛Cold-type mounting pain in the abdomen
Dosage · 用量
Per day · decoction · non-pregnant adult
1–3 g
Reference range for non-pregnant adults. Not a personalized prescription. Pregnancy, lactation, and pediatric use require specialist supervision.
✎Draft
Footnotes · 引用
[1]Kaibao Bencao (Kaibao Materia Medica)
[2]Bencao Gangmu (Compendium of Materia Medica)
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@misc{bencaodian-bi-cheng-qie,
author = {{Bencaodian Editorial}},
title = {Bì Chéng Qié 荜澄茄 (Cubeb) — Litseae Fructus},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {Bencao Dian: A Bilingual Knowledge Graph of Traditional Chinese Medicine},
url = {https://bencaodian.org/en/herbs/bi-cheng-qie},
urldate = {2026-04-16},
note = {CC BY-SA 4.0}
}