Pepper has the efficacy of warming the middle and dispersing the cold (dispersing the cold by warming the spleen and stomach), lowering the qi, and eliminating phlegm, and is mainly used for treating the accumulation of cold in the stomach and intestines, cold pain in the stomach and epigastric region, vomiting and diarrhea, and other diseases.
Pepper, hot and pungent in nature, enters the stomach and large intestine meridians, and is mainly used in the treatment of vomiting, diarrhea, cold pain and loss of appetite due to the accumulation of cold in the abdomen; it is also used in the treatment of phlegm and saliva congestion (abnormal phlegm, excessive production of saliva) of dizziness and limb heaviness (weakness of the limbs and sinking of the hair). If used as a condiment, it has the effect of appetizing food.
Pepper is pungent and hot, easy to hurt yin and fire, yin deficiency and internal heat should be used with caution.
Pepper should be taken under the guidance of a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner, and should not be used blindly on its own, so as not to cause delays in the condition.