Generally, the roots of Zanthoxylum bungeanum can be directly soaked in wine for a long time after washing, so as to avoid the loss of effective components. Pepper root can warm middle warmer, tonify deficiency, dispel cold and relieve pain, and can also be used for joint pain caused by wind-cold-dampness arthralgia. Zanthoxylum bungeanum root soaked in wine can treat stomach cold pain, rheumatic joint pain and other diseases.

Dictionary of Chinese Materia Medica: The root of Zanthoxylum bungeanum comes from Fujian folk herbs.

Pinyin shān Hu Jiāo gēn

British root of Lindera glabra

Alias beef tendon root, beef tendon root, Leigong cake, red leaf firewood and golden oak.

Source: the root of Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Lauraceae.

Latin plant and animal mineral name: Zanthoxylum bungeanum. Zucc。 )Bl。

Harvest and storage: harvest in autumn and dry in the sun.

Primitive beef tendon tree, deciduous shrub or small tree, up to 8 meters high. The bark is smooth to grayish white. The outer scales of winter buds are red; The shoots were initially covered with brown hairs and later fell off. Simple leaves alternate or subopposite, wide oval to obovate, 4-9 cm long and 2-4 cm wide, short at the top, wide wedge at the base, entire, dark green at the top, with only fine hairs between veins, pink and white below, densely covered with gray fine hairs and pinnate veins; Petiole is about 2mm long and has fine hairs. Flowers are unisexual and dioecious; Umbellies are axillary and hairy, and the total peduncle is obvious, and the peduncle is 65438±0.5cm； long; ; Perianth yellow, 6 pieces; The male flower has 9 stamens arranged in 3 rounds, with glands at the base of the inner round, 2-loculed anthers and inward petals; The pistil of female flower is simple 1, the stigma is head-shaped, and the ovary is oval. Drupe is spherical, about 7mm in diameter and fragrant. Flowering in March-April. Fruit: September -65438+ 10.

Chemical components include alginic acid, Huang Ju acid, etc.

Spicy in nature; Temperature; difficult

Meridian-entering liver; Stomach meridian

Indications: expelling wind and dredging collaterals; Regulating qi and promoting blood circulation; Diuretic swelling; Resolving phlegm and relieving cough. Treating rheumatism and arthralgia; Fall and get injured; Stomach pain; Loss of strength and strain; Bronchitis; oedema

Usage and dosage: decocted,15-30g; Or soak in wine. External use: appropriate amount, decoction, fumigation and washing; Or freshly ground juice.

Various factions discuss "Records of Sichuan Traditional Chinese Medicine": treating traumatic injuries and soreness of waist and knees.

Excerpts from China Materia Medica and Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine