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Alternate English names: chili (chilli)

Alternate Chinese names: 辣子 là zǐ; 辣茄 là qié; 腊茄 là qié; 鸡嘴椒 jī zuǐ jiāo; 辣虎 là hǔ; 海椒 là jiāo; 辣角 là jiǎo

Kingdom: Plant

Origin in unofficial sources: Capsicum annuum L. [= C. frutescens L.]; Capsicum annuum L. longum Seudt

Use: Alimentary

Properties: Acrid; hot; nontoxic*.

Channel entry: Heart and spleen channels.*

Actions and indications: Warms the center, disperses cold, opens the stomach (increases the appetite), and disperses food. Treats cold stagnation abdominal pain; vomiting and retching; diarrhea; frostbite; scab (jiè) and lichen (xiǎn).

Warnings: Contraindicated in vacuity fire with effulgent fire, cough, and eye diseases.

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