What is the efficacy and function of the plant "Zanthoxylum nitidum"? Where is it planted?

? Two-faced needle? This plant is suitable for growing in the mountains. Can I tell you more? Two-faced needle? The function of this plant!

Do you hear me? Two-faced needle? I believe many people will associate this name with that toothpaste. Does that toothpaste contain two-sided needles? Everyone guessed right. That kind of toothpaste is made from many active ingredients of Chinese herbal medicine, such as Zanthoxylum nitidum and natural plant essence. Zanthoxylum nitidum, a common plant in rural areas, can become one of the main ingredients of that toothpaste because of its high medicinal value.

Two-faced needles are just as the name suggests. Its leaves have hook-shaped thorns on both sides, which are needle-shaped spikes. It is a woody vine of Zanthoxylum, also known as Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Phytolacca acinosa and so on. This plant is also widely distributed in China, such as Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi and other places, and generally likes to dress up in bushes, mountains and Woods.

The roots, stems and leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum can be used as medicine. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that Zanthoxylum nitidum is bitter, pungent, flat in nature, and belongs to liver and stomach meridians, with little toxicity, and has the effects of promoting blood circulation, removing blood stasis, promoting qi circulation, relieving pain, expelling wind and dredging collaterals, removing toxic substances and relieving swelling. Zanthoxylum nitidum can be used both orally and externally. It is mainly used for treating traumatic injury, toothache, stomachache, sore throat, rheumatic pain, snake bite and other symptoms. If applied externally, it can treat burns and scalds.

However, it should be noted that the plant Zanthoxylum nitidum is poisonous. Even if you take it, you should strictly control the dose. If the situation is serious, it will directly lead to death. There have been cases of drug overdose poisoning before. And there are taboos, that is, double needles can not be taken with sour food.

Tips: Many plants in rural areas have medicinal value, but if you want to use them for medicinal purposes, you must have professional guidance. You must not try them easily, because we are all ordinary people.