Hance Pepper
Piper Hancei
Shan Ju

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Acrid; warm

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and eliminate damp, quicken blood and disperse swelling, move qi and relieve pain, transform stagnation and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold-damp impediment, stomachache, dysmenorrhea, knocks and falls, wind-cold cough, mounting qi.