Jiao Mu椒目
Semen Zanthoxyli BungeanaPepper Eye
- Slightly toxic
Also known asBunge · Pricklyash Seed
- Category
- Herbs that drain Dampness
- Nature
- cold
- Taste
- pungent, bitter
- Channels entered
- Spleen, Bladder
- Dosage
- 1.5–6 g
Usual doses
- Dosage
- 1.5–6 g
- Powder
- 1.5–2.4 g
Actions & indications
- Promotes diuresis, regulates urination and resolves swelling
- Fluid distention in the abdomen, edema
- Eliminates Phlegm and relieves dyspnea
- Phlegmatic asthma
Contraindications
Avoid in cases of Yin Deficiency with Empty Fire Rising.