Sarmentose Pepper
Piper Sarmentosum
Jia Ju

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Bitter; warm

Part(s) used

Stem-leaf or whole herb

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To dispel wind and dissipate cold, move qi and relieve pain, quicken network vessels, disperse swelling.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Wind-cold cough, wind-damp impediment pain, distention fullness in stomach duct, diarrhea and dysentery, postpartum foot edema, knocks and falls.