Herb

Qin jiao (a prickly-ash)

秦椒qin jiao
1 sourceSafety notes recordedFructus Zanthoxyli

Modern safety information is being compiled for this entry.

Dispels wind-evil and warms the centre, dispels cold impediment, strengthens the teeth and brightens the eyes, and warms the spleen and kills worms. Recorded as toxic.

Source

Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu)卷三十二·味·秦椒·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.
  • WHO IST-TCM terminology-aligned for the English rendering.
  • 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：除风邪气，温中，去寒痹，坚齿发，明目；久服轻身好颜色，温脾胃、杀虫。

Nature, flavor & meridians

Nature & flavor: 辛，温，有毒。

Citations
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·秦椒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its classification.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·秦椒·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·味·秦椒·主治Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its traditional functions.
  • Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) · Li Shizhen · 卷三十二·味·秦椒·气味Cited from Compendium of Materia Medica (Bencao Gangmu) for its safety notes.