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Pin Yin: hu jiao-
Common name: black pepper
Botanical family: Piperaceae
Botanical name: Piper nigrum L.

Primary action: Warm Interior
Temperature: very hot
Taste: acrid
Entering Channel: St, LI

Actions:
   Warms Middle Burner and disperses Cold.
   (See Interior Cold ; Stomach Vacuity Cold .)

Dosage: 0.5-1.5 qian; up to 10 qian if cooked for at least 2 hours.

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