Pricklyash Peel
Pericarpium Zanthoxyli, Zanthoxyli Pericarpium
Hua Jiao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Pungent; warm

Part(s) used

Pericarp

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To warm the spleen and the stomach and relieve pain, to kill worms, and to relieve itching.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Spleen-stomach vacuity cold, cold pain in stomach duct and abdomen, vomiting, diarrhea, abdominal pain and vomiting due to roundworm.