花椒·Pericarpium Zanthoxyli
pricklyash peel
Slightly toxic
Toxicity graded by American Dragon.
Hua Jiao (花椒) is the husk of the Sichuan pepper, recorded as Pericarpium Zanthoxyli. It is acrid in flavour and hot in temperature, entering the Spleen, Stomach and Kidney channels. The catalogue files it among the herbs that warm the Interior and expel Cold.
| Pinyin | hua jiao |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 花椒 |
| Latin Name | Pericarpium Zanthoxyli |
| English Name | pricklyash peel·Sichuan Pepper |
| Japanese | sensho |
| Korean | hwacho |
Cold-Damp in the Middle or Lower Jiao. Boosts the Spleen-warming action in Spleen Yang Deficiency with Cold-Damp causing cold epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea. Deficiency of Kidney Yang and Ming Men Fire letting Cold-Damp collect in the Lower Jiao, with frequent urination, cold sweats or spermatorrhea
Middle Jiao Yang Deficiency with Cold ascending: severe epigastric and abdominal pain, a marked cold feeling in the epigastrium, nausea and vomiting
Cold-Damp induced diarrhea.
Lung and Kidney Deficiency Cold with low back pain, icy feet and wheezing
Roundworms causing abdominal pain and vomiting, particularly with Deficiency Cold
Pruritus from eczema, used as an external wash
gan jiang + ren shen + yi tang
Chest pain with a cold feeling, vomiting and being unable to eat
Diarrhea where Cold outweighs Dampness
Diarrhea where Dampness outweighs Cold
| Age | Raw | Granule | Tincture | Concentrate | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any 2-7g; Tincture: 0.5-2ml | 2-7 g | — | 0.5-2 ml | — | — |
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