What are the effects of pepper and wolfberry?

In daily life, Sichuan pepper is a common seasoning ingredient. It has the effect of clearing away heat and detoxifying. Wolfberry is also a very common medicine in daily life. Eating pepper and wolfberry together can nourish the body and have health benefits. It can prevent some physical diseases and improve the body's immunity.

The efficacy of pepper and wolfberry

Sichuan pepper has the effect of removing dampness and detoxifying, while wolfberry has the effect of nourishing yin, tonifying the kidney and improving eyesight.

Introduction of Sichuan pepper

Zanthoxylum bungeanum, a deciduous shrub or small tree, can be planted alone or used as a protective thorn hedge. The peel can be used as a seasoning, and aromatic oil can be extracted and used as medicine. The seeds are edible and can be processed to make soap. Sichuan pepper removes the fishy smell of various meats; promotes saliva secretion and increases appetite; and dilates blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure. It can be eaten by the general population, but pregnant women and those with yin deficiency and excess fire should avoid eating it.

The effects of pepper

Warms the middle and relieves pain; removes dampness and stops diarrhea; kills insects and relieves itching. It is used to treat cold pain in the abdomen caused by deficiency-cold of spleen and stomach; abdominal pain caused by ascariasis; vomiting and diarrhea; cough and asthma caused by cold of lung; toothache caused by caries; vaginal itching and leucorrhea; and itchy skin caused by eczema.

Pharmacological effects of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

1. Impact on the digestive system. Effect on experimental gastric ulcer: Significantly inhibits the formation of hydrochloric acid ulcer in rats. The water extract of Zanthoxylum bungeanum can significantly inhibit the formation of pyloric ulcer in rats. It can resist diarrhea in mice caused by castor oil, and the effect is not only fast but also long-lasting. It can delay the onset of diarrhea and has a slow-acting effect against senna-induced diarrhea in mice. It can significantly inhibit gastrointestinal motility.

2. Effects on experimental thrombosis and coagulation system: Experimental in vivo thrombosis was induced by electrical stimulation of the arterial wall of rats, and its effect on coagulation function was measured simultaneously. The experimental results show that the water extract of Zanthoxylum bungeanum has a significant inhibitory effect on thrombosis in rats and can significantly prolong the time of experimental thrombosis, suggesting that it has the effect of preventing thrombosis. The antithrombotic and anticoagulant effects of Zanthoxylum bungeanum may be related to the anticoagulant components of platelet-functional vascular endothelial cells.

3. Analgesic effect : 5-10g/kg of water extract and 3.0-6.0ml/kg of ether extract of Zanthoxylum bungeanum have a significant inhibitory effect on the writhing reaction of mice induced by acetic acid.

4. Antibacterial effect: The volatile oil of this product has a certain inhibitory and killing effect on 11 dermatophytes and 4 deep fungi, among which Microsporum woolly and Trichophyton rubrum are the most sensitive.

5. Anti-insect effect: The volatile oil contained in Sichuan pepper can cause serious poisoning of pig ascaris in warm Ren's solution.

6. Other effects: The artemisinin contained in this product has ephedrine-like effects, but the intensity is weaker. It can increase the blood pressure of anesthetized cats, enhance the contraction of nictitating membranes, strengthen the effects of adrenaline on blood pressure and uterus, enhance the contraction of the uterus in situ of cats or rabbits, inhibit the contraction of the small intestine and dilate coronary blood vessels, increase the tension of skeletal muscles, and enhance the excitability of spinal reflexes. It has strong antibacterial effect.