pi pa ye

Name: pi pa ye
Creator: Bencao Index

枇杷叶·Folium Eriobotryae

eriobotrya

About pi pa ye

Pi Pa Ye (枿杷叶) is the leaf of the loquat, a tree of the rose family, recorded as Folium Eriobotryae. It is bitter in flavour and neutral in temperature, entering the Lung and Stomach channels.

Names

Pinyin	pi pa ye
Chinese	枇杷叶
Latin Name	Folium Eriobotryae
English Name	eriobotrya·Loquat Leaf·loquat leaf; eriobotrya·Loquat Lear
Japanese	biwayo
Korean	bipayeop

Classification

Channels: Lung, Stomach
Flavour: Bitter
Temperature: Neutral
Family: Rosaceae
Species: Eriobotrya Japonica
Tags: Chinese Herbs, Common

Actions and indications

Transforms Phlegm, clears Lung Heat, descends Lung Qi and stops cough

Cough and wheezing from Lung Heat or Lung Dryness
Lung Heat with copious yellow sputum, a bitter taste and dry mouth
Dry cough with a dry mouth and red tongue from Dryness or Heat
Phlegm-Heat
Rebellious Lung Qi

Harmonises the Stomach, clears Stomach Heat and descends Stomach Qi

Hiccups, belching, nausea and vomiting with thirst from Stomach Heat
Vomiting with a sour smell and acid regurgitation
Rebellious Stomach Qi

Combinations

xing ren
Lung Heat with a dry cough, or cough with thick sputum hard to bring up, plus chest pain and a dry throat
sang bai pi + jie geng + bai bu
Dry Heat with cough and wheezing, sputum hard to expectorate, dry mouth and red tongue
huang qin + xiang fu
Stomach Heat with belching and vomiting
bai mao gen
Heat causing vomiting or hematemesis
bai ji
Bloody sputum. Lung Yin Deficiency Heat that leads to Stasis and coughing of Blood; stops cough and bleeding and transforms Phlegm
lu gen
Warm febrile disease injuring the fluids, with vomiting and irritability
zhi ban xia
Calms the Stomach and relieves nausea; treats cough and wheezing
sang ye
Brings the Lungs and Liver into harmony, and harmonizes the Stomach
huang lian + zhi zi + sang bai pi
Lung Heat with cough and copious yellow Phlegm
mai men dong + zhu ru + lu gen
Nausea and vomiting.

Dosage

Age	Raw	Granule	Tincture	Concentrate	Frequency
Any 4.5-16g; Fresh: 15-30g; Tincture: 2-5ml	4.5-16 g	—	2-5 ml	—	—

Cautions

contraindication Nausea or vomiting from Stomach Cold
contraindication Vomiting brought on by irritability
contraindication Cough from external Wind-Cold or any Cold pattern
caution Use de-haired leaf, wrapped for decocting; loose leaf hairs can irritate the throat and make the cough worse
caution Loose stools from a weak Spleen

Prepared forms (1)

pi pa ye Mi Zhi

枇杷叶·Folium Eriobotryae

Pi Pa Ye (Mi Zhi) (枇杷叶) is pi pa ye processed with honey, the leaf of loquat, recorded as Folium Eriobotryae. Beyond the names the record holds no category, channels or actions.

The catalogue records no separate actions, dose or cautions for this preparation. Unless noted above it follows pi pa ye.

Used in 1 formula: qing zao jiu fei tang

Link to this herb

Paste any of these. The wording inside the link is the part that matters — it tells a search engine what this page is about, so it is filled in for you.

HTML

<a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/pi-pa-ye/">pi pa ye 枇杷叶</a> — Bencao Index

Markdown

[pi pa ye 枇杷叶](https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/pi-pa-ye/) — Bencao Index

With our badge

<a href="https://bencaoindex.com/herbs/pi-pa-ye/"><img src="https://bencaoindex.com/badges/bencao-index-160.svg" alt="Bencao Index" width="160" height="40"></a>

Free to use with a visible link back. This herb is also available as XML. See link to us for banners, the feed, and the terms.

Support

Bencao Index is free to use and free of advertising, and is paid for by one practitioner.

Make a donation