Warm Interior Expel Cold: Chuan Hua Jiao

chuan jiao (PAIN in Middle Burner w/ vomiting and diarrhea due to deficiency cold or roundworms)

川椒 percarpium zanthoxyli bungeani

chuan = river / stream, jiao = spices

Chuan Jiao is the sichuan pepper you get on your food in Chinese restaurants.

Smallish dose: 3 - 6 grams.

Kidney
Spleen / Stomach

HOT (drying)
acrid (dispersing)
TOXIC

CAUTION IN PREGNANCY.
CI for blazing fire due to yin deficiency (it's hot, after all)

"Pure yang!"

"Best at dispersing cold, drying dampness, and killing parasites."

Chuan Jiao...

1. Warms the middle burner (like Wu Zhu Yu) / Disperses Cold / Alleviates Pain

* SP/ST cold from deficiency of yang -- cold/pain in abdomen with vomiting and diarrhea

2. Kills parasites & alleviates abdominal pain

* auxiliary herb for abdominal pain due to roundworms

3. In a compress Chuan Jiao can be used as a vaginal wash for irritation and itching, or for cold qi of the scrotum with swelling.