Pepper Genus (Zanthoxylum)

花椒属huā jiāo shǔHuajiaoshu

Zanthoxylum · Plant

Zanthoxylum
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2
Indications
5
With studies in people

Cautions

May increase bleeding risk; avoid with blood-thinning medications; may stimulate uterine contractions; avoid during pregnancy.

Indications

What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Pepper Genus for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

Tooth PainInflammation Syndrome

TCM actions

What the catalogue says Pepper Genus does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.

Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit Digestive

In the literature

PubMed records whose title or abstract names Zanthoxylum and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.