Long Pepper (荜茇)

Claim & Evidence

Claim: 荜茇 (bìbá) is a Chinese botanical incense ingredient — Piper longum — with an aroma profile of spicy, pungent, warm, sweet.

Evidence sources:

Source Type Evidence level Accessed
Piper longum in Flora of China botanical Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20
Piper longum on GBIF taxonomy Tier 2 — Academic / Museum / Institutional 2026-09-20

Attributes

Field Value
Chinese 荜茇
Pinyin bìbá
Scientific name Piper longum
Type ingredient
Aroma spicy, pungent, warm, sweet
Category Spices

Relationships

Type Related entity
category Spices
aroma Spicy
aroma Sweet
related Cubeb
related Clove

Main Site

Read the full article: Long Pepper on IncenseHerbs


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