Q: the efficacy of pepper?
Pepper, also known as pepper, pepper, pepper, Sichuan pepper, Sichuan pepper, for the fruit of the rue family plant pepper, is commonly used in clinical Chinese medicine and the production of dishes aromatic material, such as "five spice powder" in the peppercorns, peppercorns, peppercorns, a lot of the role of pepper, the following side of the introduction of the role of peppercorns. Western Zhou Dynasty, pepper has been used as incense to honor the gods. The Warring States Qu Yuan "Li Sao", Angelica dahurica, Peilan, pepper, cinnamon, etc., has been the main raw material for the production of incense bags. Changsha Mawangdui one of the Han Tomb unearthed artifacts, four scented pouches and six silk bags, on the full of catkin, cinnamon, pepper, Peilan and other aromatic drugs. Indicates that the ancestors have long known by wearing scented pouches to avoid the spread of disease disinfection, and become customary and has been passed down in folklore. According to modern research, wearing incense medicine can indeed enhance human resistance, improve the concentration of serum immunoproteins, thus playing a role in disease prevention and treatment. Chinese medicine that pepper is pungent, warm, into the spleen, kidney by, there is warming cold, dehumidification pain, insect repellent stomach, diuretic swelling, firm teeth hair, fishy toxins, etc., widely used in a variety of cumulative food and drink, cold pain in the heart and abdomen, vomiting, coughing, wind-cold paralysis, dysentery, cold hernia, insect accumulation of abdominal pain, bad breath, toothache, yin itchy scabies, chapped skin, frostbite and other medical conditions of the treatment. According to modern analysis, pepper contains volatile oil, on a variety of pathogenic bacteria and some skin fungi have an inhibitory effect; in the local anesthesia and analgesic effect. Shiseido recently announced that a component of pepper has the effect of inhibiting the increase of gray hair, has been prepared for the development of hair care agents to prevent the generation of gray hair. Peppercorns in the clinic with the right, can really show the wonders. Here are a few simple prescription: ① abdominal pain: 3 grams of pepper, 6 grams of dry ginger, 12 grams of adenosine, decoction, 2 times a day. ② caries pain: pepper 1 grain, stuffed into the caries hole, clench your teeth, a little pain. Or 10 grams of pepper, 30 milliliters of white wine, soaked for 10 days, with a cotton ball dipped in wine plug caries cavities, pain relief effect is remarkable. ③ intestinal and biliary roundworms: 6 grams of pepper (slightly fried), 9 grams of umeboshi, decoction, 2 to 3 times a day. ④ Itchy skin eczema: 9 grams of pepper, 15 grams of bitter ginseng, 12 grams of groundnut, 9 grams of alum, decoction and fumigation. ⑤ hair loss: peppercorns appropriate amount, soaked in high degree of white wine for about a week, with a clean soft cloth dipped in the soaking solution applied to the hair, light sideburns, baldness can be applied to the local, regardless of the time, several times a day, with ginger juice if the head wash better. Peppercorns are used internally, usually 2 to 5 grams per decoction, or in pills, scattered with the use of; external use can be powdered or decoction of the dressing or immersion in water. It is worth noting that pepper is warm and pungent, and it is generally contraindicated for those who have a deficiency of yin and fire, and pregnant women should also be cautious. You should also consult a professional doctor for guidance before use.