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Chuan (Hua) Jiao川椒

Pericarpium ZanthoxyliSichuan Pepper

  • Légèrement toxique

Autres nomsSichuan Peppercorn · Zanthoxylum · Chinese Prickly-Ash Peel

Catégorie
Plantes qui réchauffent l’Intérieur
Nature
chaud
Saveur
piquant
Tropisme
Rein, Rate, Estomac
Méridiens secondaires
Poumon
Posologie
2–7 g

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Doses usuelles

Posologie
2–7 g
Tincture
0.5–2 ml

Actions & indications

Warms the Middle Jiao, disperses Cold, dispels Dampness, relieves diarrhea and alleviates pain
Spleen and Stomach Deficiency Cold with Cold and pain in the abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea
Kills parasites and alleviates abdominal pain
  • Abdominal pain due to roundworms
  • Moist dermal ulcers

Contre-indications

  • Avoid in Yin Deficiency presenting with Heat signs.
  • Avoid in those with constitutional Fire or Lung/Stomach Heat producing cough or Phlegm.
  • Avoid where Heat has accumulated in the Large Intestine with blood in the stool.
  • Use cautiously during pregnancy.

Incompatibilités

  • Counteracts Flos Tussilaginis Farfarae Kuan Dong Hua.
  • Counteracts Rx. Aconiti Lateralis Preparata Zhi Fu Zi.
  • Counteracts Rx. Saposhnikoviae Fang Feng.
  • Antagonizes Fr. Trichosanthis Gua Lou.

Associations

  • For Cold-Dampness located in the Middle or Lower Jiao, this strengthens the Spleen-warming effect — treating Spleen Yang Deficiency with Cold-Dampness that produces epigastric Cold pain, nausea, vomiting and diarrhea, as well as Kidney Yang Deficiency with weak Ming Men Fire that lets Cold-Damp gather in the Lower Jiao, causing urinary frequency, cold sweats or spermatorrhea.

  • Severe epigastric and abdominal pain with a pronounced sensation of epigastric Cold, nausea and vomiting, from Middle Jiao Yang Deficiency with Ascendant Cold.

  • Diarrhea caused by Cold-Damp.

  • Deficiency Cold of the Lungs and Kidneys presenting with low back pain, icy feet and wheezing.

  • Roundworm-caused abdominal pain and vomiting, particularly with underlying Deficiency Cold.

  • Used externally as a wash for eczema-related itching.

  • Chest Cold and pain accompanied by vomiting and an inability to eat.

  • Diarrhea in which Cold predominates over Dampness.

  • Diarrhea in which Dampness predominates over Cold.

Notes

  • Among effective anthelmintics, this herb is regarded as the safest, and it also eases diarrhea caused by parasites.
  • For parasite-caused intestinal obstruction, fry it in cooking oil and take it daily with meals.
  • Folk medicine makes broad use of this herb, crediting it as an aphrodisiac and a remedy for the Stomach, Lungs and Intestines; applied externally, it is also used against scabies.
  • After dry-frying, it can be applied topically over the epigastrium and abdomen to disperse Cold.
  • It may also be applied topically to relieve toothache.
  • It is most often combined with Rz. Zingiberis Gan Jiang.
  • It is also used to treat Wind-Damp Bi.
  • As a wash it treats vaginal discharge and itching, and as a perineal compress it addresses sore, swollen testicles caused by Cold Qi invading the scrotum.
  • The seed, Sm. Zanthoxyli Jiao Mu (pepper eyes), is bitter, cold and toxic, entering the Spleen and Bladder channels; it moves water, reduces swelling and calms wheezing, and is used for edema with fullness and distention as well as coughing and wheezing from congested fluids, at a dosage of 1.5-6g.
  • Fr. Piperis Hu Jiao is hotter still than Chuan Jiao and is useful whenever debilitated Fire lets Cold enter, when Phlegm or food stagnates internally, in diarrhea or cold dysenteric disorder, or when Stomach Cold causes vomiting of water.
  • Dry-fried Sichuan Pepper Chao Chuan Jiao is the standard form for internal use, with strengthened analgesic and parasite-calming action.
  • Salt-fried Sichuan Pepper Yan Chao Chuan Jiao acts on the Lower Jiao to tonify Kidney and Ming Men Yang, treating Deficiency Cold there that leads to spermatorrhea or clumping.

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