False piper betel leaf efficacy and contraindications

False Piper leaf, also known as False Konjac, has the effects of moving qi and relieving pain (relieving pain by regulating the body’s qi), dispelling wind and dispersing cold, invigorating collaterals, and subduing swellings, and False Konjac is contraindicated in pregnant women.
Fake betel belongs to dispel wind and remove dampness medicine, for the pepper family plant fake betel stems, leaves or whole grass. Into the heart, lung, spleen, large intestine meridian. The flavor is warm and bitter. Fake betel can be used internally and externally. It has the efficacy of moving qi and relieving pain, dispelling wind and dispersing cold, invigorating collaterals, and subduing swelling. It is used in the treatment of diarrhea and dysentery, wind-cold cough and asthma, distention and fullness of the epigastrium (stomach and abdomen), post-partum swelling of the feet, rheumatism and paralysis, bruises and other conditions.
The adverse effects of Fake Konjac are not known. It is contraindicated in pregnant women and those with a history of allergy to Fake Konjac. If necessary, please use under the guidance of a professional Chinese medicine practitioner.