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), Pricklyash Peel (CP)
Original plant nameZanthoxylum armatum DC. var. subtrifoliatum Kitamura [xanthoxylin -], (Fuyuzanshō)
Family nameRutaceae
Used partClassificationPlant origin
Sub classification fruit peal, pericarp
Collection informationPeople's Republic of China, Nanning, Wanbao Herb Store
Collection date1986/06/02
CollectorKatsuko Komatsu
IdentifierChikashi Ito
TMPW No.4955

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People's Republic of China,Nanning
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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

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Pharmacological effectStomachic property, antiflatulent, diuresis, vermifugal.
DNA sequenceAF025505, AF026028
Classical reference
(Chinese Herbal Classic "Zhenglei bencao")		※Click this image to see the actual image
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
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