HUA JIAO

Names for Hua Jiao
Pharmaceutical:	Pericarpium Zanthoxyli Bungeani
Botanical:	Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maximovicz Zanthoxylum schinifolium Sieb. & Zucc. (Rutaceae)
Other names:	Chuan Jiao, Chuan (Hua) Jiao
Description:	Pricklyash Peel.

Actions
Warms the Middle; Calms pain; Expels worms and other parasites; ...

Origin of hua jiao
Predominantly: Sichuan.;

Preparation of hua jiao
The drug is collected in autumn when ripe, dried in the sun, removed off seeds and foreign matter. The peel is dried again in the sun. The drug can also be stir-fried.;

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