Three herbs, Sichuan pepper, Jiaomu and Jiaoye, grow from the same pepper tree. Sichuan pepper is the mature peel, Jiaomu is the seed of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, and Jiaoye is its leaves, but their properties, tastes and effects are different.

Sichuan pepper is pungent and hot, entering the spleen, lungs, right kidney, and gate of life. It warms the spleen and stomach and attacks the cold stagnation in the triple burner. It replenishes the yang and relieves the cold in the six internal organs. It can dry dampness and sweat, eliminate food and remove swelling, cure the upward reversal of kidney qi, can guide fire and return to the original source, stop vomiting and diarrhea, eliminate phlegm and drink edema, unblock the blood vessels to eliminate flaccidity and paralysis, move the limbs and joints to strengthen the organs, break the fistula, and relieve roundworms. . Sichuan pepper has pure yang properties, which is an important medicine for removing cold and dampness, dispersing wind evil, warming the spleen and stomach, and warming the gate of life. "Compendium of Materia Medica" points out the general meaning of the prescription: "Aconitum Chishizhi Pills, the evil is in the upper Jiao, and the medicine of Aconitum Radix Ginger and Shizhi in the lower Jiao is not suitable for those with cold and dampness in the spleen and kidneys; it is also supplemented with Sichuan pepper. When the fire is lowered, it will not return. Atractylodes powder is an agent for treating cold and dampness. It is used together with Shuxiong and Jiaomu. It is like Dajianzhong Decoction and Wumei Pills. One is for vomiting, pain and abdominal distension. It is caused by roundworms, vomiting, and troubles. The disease is caused by the spleen and kidneys and there is yang in the yin, so there is no way to use Sichuan pepper." , can cure ear plug deafness. It can treat people with ear plugs and deafness. It also has the effect of clearing the blood and nourishing the kidneys. Zhongsheng had a unique insight, and Chuangjijiaolihuang Pills were used to treat internal knots caused by drinking, and were particularly effective for those with full abdomen and dry mouth.

Pepper leaves are pungent, hot and non-toxic. Treat cold accumulation, cholera, athlete's foot, lacquer sores, and scabies. It can be decoctioned for internal use and can be used externally by decocting it in water and washing it with water or pounding it for application.

Dietary therapy: Sichuan pepper and pepper leaves can be eaten fresh as a delicacy. In some places in the south, fresh peppers and garlic are often mashed into mud and mixed with a little salt as a cold dish, which is delicious. Young pepper leaves and wet noodles are fried to make them delicious. It has the effect of appetizing and removing dampness, awakening the spleen and assisting transportation and transformation.

Contraindications: Sichuan pepper contains pure yang energy. Although it can remove cold and dampness and dispel wind evil, it is not suitable to use salt if there is fire in the lungs and stomach, or if you cough and produce phlegm, or if the large intestine accumulates heat and blood. It is contraindicated if diarrhea is due to sudden injection of heat rather than accumulation of cold. Yin impotence and weak feet are caused by depletion of essence and blood rather than weakness of Mingmen fire and coldness, so it is not suitable to use the lower burner for medicinal purposes. All symptoms such as Yin deficiency and Yang excess, fire and heat, swollen and painful head, floating teeth, mouth sores, bloody nose, deafness, sore throat, red tongue, thirst, pulmonary weakness, cough, hemoptysis, and vomiting of blood are all taboos. People with yin deficiency and fire exuberance are a big taboo.

Origin: Sichuan, with thick flesh and wrinkled skin, it is Sichuan pepper, slightly smaller than Qin pepper. If the eyes and mouth are closed, stir-fry slightly to remove sweat, pound away the yellow shell inside, and use the red color, named Jiaohong, which is good for salt. For those who are poisonous, use cold water and sesame seeds pulp to dissolve it. Qinjiao, the common name is Zanthoxylum bungeanum. It has a shorter flavor and lower texture than Sichuan pepper, and has the same taboos as Sichuan pepper.