1. The fruit of wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum is spicy and numbs the tongue. It has the effects of warming and dehumidifying, dispelling wind and cold, relieving pain, strengthening the stomach, antibacterial, and repelling roundworms.
2. The root of wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum is pungent and warm. Dispel rheumatism and relieve pain. Used for strain, chest and abdominal pain, and snake bites.
3. The leaves of wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum are pungent and slightly warm. It dispels wind and cold, invigorates the stomach and expels parasites, removes dampness and stops diarrhea, activates blood circulation and stimulates menstruation.
4. The peel of wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum is pungent and warm. A little poisonous. Warm and relieve pain, expel parasites and strengthen the stomach. It is used for stomach cold, abdominal pain, and ascariasis; it is used externally for eczema, skin itching, and dental caries pain.
5. The seeds of wild Zanthoxylum bungeanum are bitter, pungent and cool. Diuresis and swelling. For edema.
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The efficacy and function of pepper water
1. Remove the fishy smell. In cooking, peppercorn water is mainly used to prepare marinated meat raw materials or meat fillings. It can not only remove the fishy smell of meat, but also increase the aroma.
2. Dispel cold and warm the stomach. Zanthoxylum bungeanum is warm in nature and is best used to ward off cold. Among the organs of the human body, the stomach is most afraid of cold and is also susceptible to cold. If you have stomachache caused by cold, you can boil water with Zanthoxylum bungeanum and drink it to dispel the cold and relieve pain.
3. Sterilization and disinfection. Zanthoxylum bungeanum has sterilization, disinfection, analgesic, anti-itching, swelling, etc. It has a very good inhibitory effect on a variety of bacteria, especially bacteria on the skin surface. Most of them are boiled into Zanthoxylum bungeanum and used after boiling.
4. Treat dysmenorrhea. For women, there are many people who have a cold uterus, which is often caused by dysmenorrhea. You can boil water with pepper and ginger and take it to dispel cold and stimulate menstrual blood, which will also relieve abdominal pain.
5. Treat cold feet. In winter, people with cold feet generally have difficulty sleeping because they always feel that the bed is not warm enough. In fact, it is because of cold feet. You can use Sichuan peppercorns and water to boil, then pour it into a foot basin, mix with cold water, and soak your feet. The water level should cover your ankles.
6. Treat frostbite. Chilblains are easy to develop on the hands because the local blood flow is not smooth. If the chilblain does not burst, you can boil water with peppercorns and ginger and soak your hands until it is not too hot to promote blood circulation.
7. Treat scabies. For scabies caused by scabies infection, you can soak a towel in the prepared pepper water, then take it out and apply it on the itchy areas of the body. After applying, apply lotion to prevent the pepper water from irritating the skin.
8. Treat acne. Put the boiled pepper water in a basin, pick it up with your hands and pat it gently on your face until it feels numb. This can remove inflamed acne on your face.
9. Treat toothache. Add about one ounce of white wine to the boiled pepper water, dip a clean cotton swab in the water, put it into the area where the toothache occurs and bite it, the pain will be relieved quickly. However, the cause of toothache cannot be eliminated, and you still need to seek medical treatment in time.
10. Beware of perverts. Boil peppercorns with water. The thicker the potion, the better. Put it into a small spray bottle, which can be used by single women to prevent wolves. When using, aim the spray at the opponent's eyes, and be sure not to reverse the direction of the nozzle!
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