花椒
| Name (CN) | 花椒 (Huā jiāo) |
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| Synonyms (CN) | 青椒、川椒、椒红、秦椒、巴椒、蜀椒、汉椒、汗椒、红椒、南椒、点椒、檓、大椒、蓎藙、陆拨、点椒 |
| Name (EN) | Bunge Pricklyath Pericarp, Pricklyash Peel, Peel Of Peppertree Pricklyash, Peel Of Bunge Pricklyash, Zanthoxylum Bungeanum, Bunge Pricklyash Equivalent Plant: Zanthoxylum Schinifolium |
| Scientific name(s) | Zanthoxyli Pericarpium |
| Used section | Ripe peel |
| Taste | Spicy |
| Channel Tropism | Induce in the spleen, stomach and kidney meridians. |
| Cold/Hot properties | Warm |
| Group | Plant [Condiments] |
| Origin | The dried, ripe peel (pepper) and seed (pepper) of Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. et Zucc. or pepper (Shu pepper, Chuan pepper, Red pepper, Red pepper, Big red robe) Zantho xylum bungeanum Maxim. of the Rutaceae family are used as medicine. |
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| Function and treatment | Warming the middle of the body and relieving pain; killing worms and relieving itching. Used for cold pain in the epigastrium, vomiting and diarrhoea, abdominal pain due to insect accumulation and roundworms; externally for treating eczema and itching. |
| Origin and best harvesting period | Sichuan, Chongqing, Shanxi, Shanxi, Gansu, Guizhou, Shandong, Hebei and other places are the main production areas of pepper in China. It is cultivated on the largest scale in Wudou, which is located in the mountainous region of Longnan, and in the shallow mountainous region of Qin'an County, which is located in the arid and semi-arid region of Longzhong. Pepper produced in Gansu occupies almost half of the national market and is popular in the spice market at home and abroad. The best time to harvest pepper is when the fruit is oily and shiny and about to crack. The harvest should be taken from the whole spike at the total stalk, remember not to squeeze the pepper grains, gently into the fruit basket, the thickness of the basket does not exceed 30cm. harvesting time should pay attention to the selection of sunny weather, dew dry, rainy days or when there is dew harvesting pepper fruit is not easy to dry, and taste light colour. |