Japanese Zanthoxylum Peel
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Market name：サンショウ Photo location：Museum of Materia Medica, Inst. of Nat. Med. TMPW No.：11526 |
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Plant name：アサクラザンショウ Photo location：Kyoto Pref., Japan Photo date：1989 Photographer：K. Komatsu |
| Synonym | |
| Latin name | Zanthoxyli Piperiti Pericarpium |
| Botanical source: Family name | Rutaceae |
| Botanical source: Plant name | Zanthoxylum piperitum De Candolle (IPNI:775951-1) |
| Part used | Pericarp |
| Empirical criteria for quality selection | Good one is fresh. It has a strong odor and sharp pungency. (TN) |
| Constituents | Monoterpenoids: Z. piperitum: Dipentene, Citronellal, Limonene, β-Phellandrene, Geraniol, Citronellol, Myrcene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate, β-Caryophyllene, Geranyl acetate Z. piperitum f. inerme: Myrcene, Limonene, β-Phellandrene, Linalool, Citronellal, Linalyl acetate, β-Caryophyllene, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate Sterols: Z. piperitum: Campesterol, Stigmasterol, β-Sitosterol Plant hormones: Z. piperitum: Xanthoxin Flavonoids: Z. piperitum: Quercitrin, Afzelin, Hesperidin Tannins: Z. piperitum: Hyperine Other nitrogen compounds: Z. piperitum: α-Sanshool, β-Sanshool, γ-Sanshool, Hydroxy-α-sanshool, Hydroxy-β-sanshool, Hydroxy-γ-sanshool, Sanshoamide; Z. piperitum f. inerme: α-Sanshool, β-Sanshool, γ-Sanshool, Hydroxy-α-sanshool, Hydroxy-β-sanshool, Hydroxy-γ-sanshool |
| Pharmacological effects | Stomachic property, antiflatulent, diuresis, vermifugal, excitation of vasomotor center and respiratory center (xanthoxin), extrapyramidal impairment (sanshotoxin), vermifugal (alcohol extract), blood pressure (saline leaching solution: increase and then decrease). |
| Indications | As an aromatic stomachic, antiflatulent, carminative and anthelmintic, it is applied to treat gastroptosis, gastric dilatation, indigestion, gastrointestinal pain with cold sensation, nausea and roundworm infection. |
| Diseases | Stomachache, Vomitting, Roundworm, Gastroptosis |
| Formulas | uzushakusekishiganryo , shobaito , daikenchuto , chukenchuto , tokito , reitakutsukito , reitakutsukitokashin'i |
| Meridian tropism | Spleen, Stomach, Lung, Kidney |
| Property | Extremely hot, toxic |
| Flavor | Acrid/pungent |
| Classification in "Shen-non Ben-cao Jing" | Inferior |
| TCM: Classification | Drugs for dispelling cold |
| TCM: Medicinal effects | To warm the middle energizer and relieve pain, kill worms. |
| Remarks | Listed in the Japanese Pharmacopoeia 18th ed. |
| References |
DNA sequences of medicinal plants
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| Botanical source: Plant name | 5Ss | 18S | ITS1 | 5.8S | ITS2 | 26S | others | trnH-psbA | matK | trnK | trnK-rps16 | trnT-L | trnL | trnL-F | rbcL | rpoC1 | ndhF | others | |
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