Hu Jiao
Piperis Fructus
acrid, hot
PRIMARY FUNCTION:
Warm the Interior and Expel Cold
CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
- Abdominal pain
Hu Jiao is acrid and hot. It enters the stomach and large intestine systems to treat cold patterns of the gastrointestinal tract.
Channels: stomach, large intestine
COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Antitumor
- Diarrhea
- Food poisoning
Contraindications: do not prescribe Hu Jiao to pregnant patients
Zoo Image: a lion is spray painting his stomach and intestines red