The role of pepper wood

As we all know, Sichuan pepper is an essential seasoning. Due to its high medicinal value, Sichuan pepper is regarded as the most precious medicinal material both in medical use and in folk secret recipes. However, in real life, not everyone can talk about the effects of Sichuan pepper. In order to help everyone have a deeper understanding of Sichuan pepper, the following article introduces some of the effects of Sichuan pepper.

Since Sichuan pepper has many different effects, people have made full use of its effects, especially its medicinal value. This article has compiled several ways to use Sichuan pepper to treat daily diseases.

Methods/Steps

Sichuan peppercorns treat hemorrhoids: Put a handful of Sichuan peppercorns into a small cloth bag, tie the bag, and brew it in a basin with boiling water. The patient should first use the hot steam to fumigate the affected area, and then take a sitz bath when the water temperature drops to a non-scalding level. The whole process takes about 20 minutes and can be done once in the morning and once in the evening.

To treat dysmenorrhea: use 10 grams of Sichuan pepper and 3 grams of pepper, grind the two together into fine powder, mix with white wine into a paste, apply to the navel, and use an analgesic ointment to seal it, once a day. This method is most suitable for dysmenorrhea caused by cold stagnation and qi stagnation.

To treat knee pain: Crush 50 grams of Sichuan peppercorns, 10 slices of fresh ginger, and chop 6 green onions. Mix the three together and put them in a cloth bag. Put a hot water bag on the medicine bag and apply hot compress for 30 to 40 minutes, twice a day.

Weaning and weaning: Take 6 grams of peppercorns, add 400 ml of water, soak and boil until concentrated into 200 ml, then add 30-60 grams of brown sugar, drink it all at once while hot on the day of weaning, once a day, and weaning will be achieved in about 1-3 days.

Weak elderly people, spleen and kidney yang deficiency after illness, cold waist and weak legs, loose teeth: take equal parts of red pepper and fennel, stir-fry slightly and grind into fine powder, make pills with refined honey, take 3-6 grams each time, twice a day.

Chronic atrophic gastritis, hypertrophic gastritis, indigestion, bloating: Take equal parts of red pepper (slightly fried), dried ginger, tangerine peel, and licorice, grind into powder (or make into pills), take after meals, 3-6 grams each time, twice a day.

Taking pepper water can remove parasites; it has the effects of aromatic stomachic, warming the middle and dispelling cold, removing dampness and relieving pain, killing insects and detoxifying, and relieving itching and fishy smell.

Pharmacology: Antibacterial test: Zanthoxylum bungeanum has a significant inhibitory effect on 10 Gram-positive bacteria, including anthrax bacteria, hemolytic streptococci, diphtheria bacteria, pneumonia, Staphylococcus aureus, lemon-colored and white Staphylococci, Bacillus subtilis, as well as intestinal pathogens such as Escherichia coli, Shigella sonnei, Proteus, typhoid and paratyphoid bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Vibrio cholerae. The 1:4 water extract also has an inhibitory effect on Nocardia spp. According to animal experiments, continuous consumption of small amounts can promote the development of glands related to metabolism, while large amounts can promote the development of glands related to reproduction. This proves the ancients' understanding of "warming yang and tonifying the kidney".

Prevent toothache: If the toothache is caused by hot or cold food, place a peppercorn on the affected tooth and the pain will slowly disappear.

After reading this article about the medicinal effects of Sichuan pepper in people's real life, I believe everyone has a preliminary understanding of the role of Sichuan pepper wood. Here I would like to remind everyone that Sichuan pepper is not a food suitable for everyone. Generally speaking, for people with yin deficiency and hyperactivity of fire and pregnant women, Sichuan pepper is a food that they need to avoid eating.