Cubeb (荜澄茄)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 荜澄茄 (bìchéngqié) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Piper cubeba — with an aroma profile of spicy, peppery, woody, camphoraceous.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Piper cubeba on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 荜澄茄
Pinyin bìchéngqié
Scientific name Piper cubeba
Type ingredient
Aroma spicy, peppery, woody, camphoraceous
Category Spices

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Spices
aroma Spicy
aroma Woody
related Long Pepper
related Clove

Main Site

Read the full article: Cubeb on IncenseHerbs


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