The efficacy and function of bamboo leaf pepper root

Do you know what bamboo leaf pepper root is? It is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine. There are many records about it in ancient medical books. Bamboo leaf pepper root has many medicinal values ​​and can be used to treat some discomfort symptoms in our body. Let us take a detailed look at the effects and functions of bamboo leaf pepper root.

[Other names] Sanxuefei, Jianxuefei (Guizhou Folk Medicine), Zanthoxylum bungeanum (Medical Communication (1) of Shangrao District Health Bureau of Jiangxi Province: 35, 1972).

[Source] The root bark or root of the Rutaceae plant Zanthoxylum bungeanum . Available all year round.

[Original morphology] The plant morphology is detailed in the entry for "Bamboo Leaf Pepper".

[Chemical composition] The roots contain bioalkaloids, mainly 0.17% of magnolalkonium, 0.0075% of cypermethrin, 0.0015% of artemisia alkaloids, 0.001% of dioscorea alkaline, and 0.17% of calendulal.

[Pharmacological action] See the entries for "Baixian" and "Yinyu".

【Nature and flavor】 "Guizhou Folk Medicine": "Spicy, warm in nature."

【Functions and indications】Dispel wind, dispel cold, promote blood circulation and relieve pain. Treat headache, cold, cough, vomiting and diarrhea, rheumatic joint pain, bruises and toothache.

[Usage and Dosage] For oral use: decocted in water, 0.1-1 liang; or soaked in wine. For external use: mash and apply or grind into powder and sprinkle.

[Additional prescription] ① Treat rheumatic pain: 50 cents each of bamboo leaf pepper root bark, 50 cents each of radix polygoni multiflori, 30 cents each of black wind vine and large blood vine, soak in one catty of wine; take three times a day, one or two ounces each time. (Guizhou Herbs)

[Clinical Application] Pain relief: Take the fresh roots (or leaves and fruits) of Zanthoxylum bungeanum and use the distillation method to make an injection. Every 2 ml is equivalent to 2 grams of the raw drug. 2 to 4 ml is injected intramuscularly each time. 208 cases of biliary diseases, gastric and duodenal ulcers, intestinal spasms, and postoperative pain were treated. The analgesic effect usually occurred 10 to 20 minutes after medication. The effect would be faster if injected into the Zusanli acupoint. The analgesic effect can last for 5 to 10 hours, and the dose can be repeated every 12 hours if necessary. No adverse reactions were found during the application process, and it is not addictive. No obvious changes were found in body temperature, pulse, respiration, blood pressure, etc.

【Excerpt】 《*Dictionary》

【Source】 From "Guizhou Folk Medicine"

The utilization rate of bamboo leaf pepper root in traditional Chinese medicine is still very high, and it can be used to treat a variety of diseases. We should eat it after fully understanding the effects and functions of bamboo pepper root. I hope everyone doesn’t eat carelessly.