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Alternate Chinese names: 澄茄 chéng qié; 毕茄 bì qié; 毕澄茄 bì chéng qié

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in PRC Pharmacopoeia: Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers. (PRC Pharmacopoeia)

Origin in unofficial sources: Piper cubeba L.; Litsea cubeba (Lour.) Pers.*

Use: Medicinal

Category: Interior-warming agents

Properties: Acrid; warm.

Channel entry: Spleen, stomach, kidney channels, and bladder channels.

Actions and indications:

• Warms the center and relieves pain: Cold pain in the stomach duct and abdomen; vomiting and retching; diarrhea.
• Dispels bladder cold: Inhibited urination or turbid urine.
• Some sources also give stomach reflux vomiting; dysentery; food accumulation with flatulence; phlegm aggregation.

Dosage and method: Oral: Decoct (2–5g); use in pills and powders. Topical: Apply as a powder and rub on teeth.

Warnings: Contraindicated in yīn vacuity with heat.

Production area: Piper cubeba: Indonesia, Malaysia, India, and the West Indies. Litsea cubeba: Guǎngdōng, Hǎinán.

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