Herb

Sichuan Pepper Seed

椒目jiao mu
1 sourceSemen Zanthoxyli

Promotes urination to disperse water swelling and distension, and calms wheezing.

Used in 1 formulas

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·果部·蜀椒·椒目·主治

References
  • functions_en self-translated from 本草纲目 traditional_functions (public domain; the Chinese tf carries verbatim excerpt_hash citations). No modern work consulted.
  • public pharmacopoeia & botanical facts (public-domain reference facts; no proprietary modern source).
Traditional functions

Classical source text (Chinese) — English summary above.

传统中医记载：苏恭谓主水腹胀满、利小便；甄权谓治十二种水气及肾虚耳卒鸣聋、膀胱急；朱震亨谓止气喘。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 苦，寒，无毒（甄权谓苦、辛，有小毒）。

Used in formulas
Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·味类·蜀椒（《本经》下品；椒目）Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·蜀椒·椒目·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its nature & flavor.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·蜀椒·椒目·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·果部·蜀椒·椒目·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.