Betel Pepper Leaf
Piper Betle
Ju Jiang Ye

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To course wind and dissipate cold, move qi and transform phlegm, resolve toxin and disperse swelling, dry damp and resolve itch.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold cough, asthma, pertussis, distending pain in stomach duct, edema, wound swelling from knocks and falls, wind-damp bone pain, toxin swelling of sores, burns and scalds, wind toxin and beriberi, scab and lai, eczema titillation.