Spinyfruit Pricklyash
Zanthoxylum Echinocarpum
Ci Ke Hua Jiao

About

Properties in Traditional Chinese Medicine

Part(s) used

Root, root cortex or stem-leaf

Potential toxicity/side effects

Functions/effects it is traditionally believed to have

To disperse food and assisting movement, move qi and relieve pain.

Conditions/symptoms it is traditionally used to treat

Spleen weakness and functional weakness, reduced food intake with abdominal distention, qi stagnation and pain in stomach duct.