The efficacy and function of single pepper

Single pepper is a kind of Chinese herbal medicine. We can use single pepper to treat many diseases, and it also has good health-preserving effects. Therefore, we can use the different medicinal effects of single pepper to solve some small problems that bother us in life.

[Source] It is the root bark of Sorbus talaria, a plant of the Rosaceae family.

[Original form] Deciduous small shrub, 2 to 5 meters high. Branchlets gray or brownish brown. Odd-pinnate compound leaves, alternate or clustered at the top of short branches, 5-13 cm long; 25-33 leaflets, rachis with narrow wings; leaflets oblong, 1-1.8 cm long, 4-7 mm wide, obtuse at apex, short-pointed, with 4-13 small spikes on the edge, inclined base, dark green above, gray-green below. Corymbs, terminal; calyx tube bell-shaped, 5-lobed at apex, lobes ovate-triangular, smooth or hairy; petals clawed, white, 5-5.5 mm long, smooth; stamens 15-20; carpels 5, rarely 4, styles fused at base, ovary inferior, smooth. Pear fruit is small spherical, 5 to 9 mm in diameter, white or lavender. Flowering period is from May to June.

[Habitat distribution] Grown in the edge of forest in mid-mountain area. Distributed in Sichuan and other places.

【Nature and flavor】Pungent, warm, non-toxic.

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind-cold and eliminate dampness. Treats swollen and painful gums and vaginal shrinkage due to kidney deficiency.

[Usage and Dosage] For internal use: decocted in water, 4 to 6 qian; or soaked in wine.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat swollen and painful gums: Pepper, Asarum, Drynaria, Angelica dahurica, Anemarrhena asphodeloides, Snake ginseng, and Rehmannia root. Decoction in water.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Sichuan Chinese Medicine Records"

Above we introduced what single pepper is. We know that single pepper is a common Chinese herbal medicine with good health and wellness effects. It has many benefits to the human body and can relieve many symptoms. How about it, do you understand?