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Other Names : Fructus Piperis Longi, Long Pepper Fruit, Bi Bo, 蓽茇, 荜茇, Long Pepper, 荜拨

* Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold from the Stomach cold and Intestinesabdominal pain : It is good at warming stomach, Descends Qi and stops dispersing cold to alleviate pain**Cold . For gastro-abdominal cold pain due to congealing cold, it can be used alone or combined with other middle-energizer-warming analgesic. For instance it is combined with Gan Jiang, Gao Liang Jiang and leading to Qi Stagnation Rou Gui in Da Yi Han Wan from Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang.* Vomiting, hiccup and diarrhea : It has the epigastrium actions of warming spleen and abdomen stomach to arrest vomiting and check diarrhea. For vomiting due to stomach cold, it can be ground into powder alone for oral use with nauseaconjee, or combined with other stomach-warming and vomiting-arresting herbs. For instance it is combined with Gan Jiang and Hou Po in Bi Bo Wan from Sheng Ji Zong Lu. For abdominal pain and diarrhea due to deficiency-cold type, belchingit should be combined with the qi-tonifying and spleen-invigorating, acid regurgitationmiddle-energizer-warming and diarrhea-checking herbs. For instance it is combined with Gan Jiang, loss of appetite Bai Zhu and abdominal painRou Dou Kou in Bi Bo San from Sheng Ji Zong Lu.**Stomach ColdIn addition, for toothache due to dental caries, it can be ground into powder with Hu Jiao for local application.