Crude drug sample data base

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Crude drug name

Market name花椒
Formal name花椒
Japanese nameかしょう, Kashō
Vernacular nameHuajiao
Latin nameZanthoxyli Pericarpium (Non-JPS), (CP)
English nameZanthoxylum Peel (Non-JPS), Picklyash Peel (CP)
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification pericarp of mature fruit
Production area informationPeople's Republic of China, Shandong Prov.
Collection informationJapan(ToS), Osaka Pref., Tochimoto Tenkaido Co., Ltd. [Non-commercial Sample]
Collection date2021/04/01
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
TMPW No.30917

The capital city, provincial capital city or the representative  
location of its administrative area is indicated.  
36.6512
117.12009499999999
Production area information
People's Republic of China,Shandong Prov.
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34.6937249
135.5022535
Collection information
Japan(ToS),Osaka Pref.
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Scientific information data base

Common name花椒, Huajiao, Zanthoxyli Pericarpium (CP2020), (Non-JPS2022), Zanthoxylum Peel (CP2020), (Non-JPS2022)
Synonyms川椒
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Original plant nameZanthoxylum bungeanum Maximowicz, Zanthoxylum armatum De Candolle var. subtrifoliatum Kitamura1, Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold et Zuccarini (*B1), (Fuyuzanshō1)
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Family nameRutaceae
Used partpericarp of mature fruit (w/o seeds)
Quality for selectionGood one is fresh. It has a strong odor and sharp pungency. (TN)
Official compendiumCP (2020 ed.), Non-JPS(2022)
Clinical applicationIt is used as food in Japan.
Medical systemTraditional Chinese medicine
Drug effect in
traditional medicine
Traditional
classification
Drugs for dispelling internal cold
Beneficial effect[Property and Flavor] Warm; pungent.
[Meridian Tropism] Spleen, stomach and kidney meridians.
[Actions] To warm the middle energizer and relieve pain, kill worms to relieve itching.
[Indications] Cold pain in the epigastrium and abdomen, vomiting and diarrhea, abdominal pain caused by worm accumulation; and for eczema, pudendal itching topically.
Chemical constituentMonoterpenoids
Z. bungeanum (*C2):
alpha-Pinene, Sabinene, Myrcene, Limonene, beta-Phellandrene, Ocimene, Linalool, Linalyl acetate
Z. armatum var. subtrifoliatum (*C2):
alpha-Pinene, Sabinene, Myrcene, Limonene, beta-Phellandrene, Ocimene, Linalool, beta-Caryophyllene, Xanthoxylin

Phenylpropanoids
Z. schinifolium (*C1):
p-Methoxycinnamic aldehyde, Methylchavicol

Coumarins
Z. schinifolium (*C1):
Bergapten

Other aromatic derivatives
Z. schinifolium (*C1):
Anisaldehyde

Other nitrogen compounds
Z. bungeanum (*C2):
gamma-Sanshool, Hydroxy-alpha-sanshool, Hydroxy-beta-sanshool, Hydroxy-gamma-sanshool
Z. armatum var. subtrifoliatum (*C2):
alpha-Sanshool, beta-Sanshool, gamma-Sanshool, Hydroxy-alpha-sanshool, Hydroxy-beta-sanshool, Hydroxy-gamma-sanshool

Chemical structure


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Pharmacological effectStomachic property, antiflatulent, diuresis, vermifugal.
DNA sequenceAF025505, AF026028
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")
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DiseaseAbdominal pain, Intestinal parasite, Itching, Eczema, Gastroptosis, Dyspepsia, Vomiting, Chill, Muddy and watery stool, Lower back pain
FormulationShobaito, Daikenchuto, Tokito, Kaikyushokushoto, Chukenchuto
Related drugsJapanese Zanthoxylum Peel, the pericarps of the ripe fruit of Zanthoxylum piperitum DC.
ReferencesNon-JPS2022: The Japanese standards for non-Pharmacopoeial crude drugs 2022.
CP2020: Pharmacopoeia of the People's Republic of China 2020 edi.
B1)Nat.Med.,49,137(1995); 50,328(1996); 51,194(1997).
C1)The Encyclopedia of Wakan-Yaku with Color Pictures Vol. I, pp 205-207.
C2)Nat.Med.,51,249(1997).
RemarksIn China, Huajiao is used as Shujiao(蜀椒) in the formulation, while in Japan Sanshō is used.
Last renewal date2022/11/11