Pepper Root (Zanthoxylum bungeanum)

花椒根huā jiāo gēnHuajiaogen

Zanthoxylum bungeanum · Plant

Zanthoxylum bungeanum
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Indications

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 Root for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.

BeriberiBlood StranguryDamp SoreVacuity Cold Of Kidney & Bladder

TCM actions

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

Kill Worms