Neither ginger nor peppercorns have the effect of draining dampness. Ginger has the effect of relieving cough and phlegm, dispersing cold and relieving symptoms, while peppercorns have the effect of relieving itching and killing insects.
Ginger and peppercorns are both medicinal substances, as a traditional Chinese medicine, ginger has the effect of relieving cough and phlegm, dispersing cold and relieving the surface, warming and stopping vomiting (to warm the spleen and stomach to treat vomiting caused by gastric cold), and relieving the effect of fish and crab poison, which can be used for gastric cold and vomiting; fish and crab poisoning; wind-cold colds; cold phlegm and cough; and cold in the spleen and stomach. It is contraindicated in cases of yin deficiency and internal heat as well as in cases of excessive heat, and the side effects are not yet clear.
Pepper, when used as a traditional Chinese medicine, has the efficacy of stopping itching and killing worms, relieving pain and warming the middle, and can be used for abdominal pain caused by worms; vomiting and diarrhea, cold pain in the middle and stomach (cold pain in the stomach and abdomen); eczema, itching in the yin. Pregnant women should be cautious to take, Yin deficiency and fire is prohibited, side effects are not clear.
The drug should be applied reasonably according to the doctor’s prescription.