Bi Ba

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

Special precautions of Bi Ba

  • Contraindicated for those with Yin Deficiency with Heat signs.
  • Contraindicated for those with Excess Heat.

Benefits and uses of Bi Ba

  • Stomach cold and abdominal pain : It is good at warming stomach, dispersing cold to alleviate pain. 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 Rou Gui in Da Yi Han Wan from Tai Ping Hui Min He Ji Ju Fang.
  • Vomiting, hiccup and diarrhea : It has the actions of warming spleen and stomach to arrest vomiting and check diarrhea. For vomiting due to stomach cold, it can be ground into powder alone for oral use with conjee, 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, it should be combined with the qi-tonifying and spleen-invigorating, middle-energizer-warming and diarrhea-checking herbs. For instance it is combined with Gan Jiang, Bai Zhu and Rou Dou Kou in Bi Bo San from Sheng Ji Zong Lu.
  • In addition, for toothache due to dental caries, it can be ground into powder with Hu Jiao for local application.
  • Treats toothache (topical) : As a powder for toothache