INDIVIDUAL HERBS

Pharmaceutical Latin: Radix Zanthoxyli
Common English: Prickly Ash
Herbs that Dispel Wind and Dampness
Taste Temperature Entering Meridians Dosage
Acrid
Bitter
Warm
Toxic
9-15g
Actions Indications/Syndromes

Dispels Wind, resolves Dampness, disperses swelling and regulates menstruation

Swollen and sore throat, malaria, trauma, arthralgia, headache, abdominal pain, toothache

CONTRAINDICATIONS
  • Do not take with sour food.
INCOMPATIBILITIES
HERB/DRUG INTERACTIONS

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. This herb is effective for Wind-Cold-Dampness, severe migratory Arthralgia and cold limbs
  2. This herb has been shown to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
  3. For subcutaneous nodules and laryngeal infection, remove the outer layer and decoct.
  4. This herb relieves pain and Stasis.