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Type: Herb

Packaging: Bag

Origin: China

Description: Sichuan pepper, Sichuan peppercorn, or Szechuan pepper, is a commonly used spice in Chinese cuisine. It is derived from at least two species of the global genus Zanthoxylum, including Z. simulans and Z. bungeanum. The husk or seeds may be used whole, especially in Sichuan cuisine, and the finely ground powder is one of the ingredients for five-spice powder. It is also used in traditional Chinese medicine.

This pepper is quite unique, incredibly aromatic and flavorful, but not hot. It has a numbing property, which in China is known as "ma", that produces a light tingling sensation in the mouth. The primary chemical constituents of it include essential oils, fat, sugar, gum, alkaloids such as fagarine, magnoflorine, laurifoline, nitidine, chelerythrine, as well as tannins, coumarins and xanthoxylin, and the alkylamide Neoherculin.

Sichuan pepper is used to make medicine. People take Sichuan pepper for blood circulation problems and resulting conditions including leg pain and Raynaud’s syndrome. It is also used for joint pain, cramps, low blood pressure, fever, Asthma, abdominal distension, swelling (inflammation), toothache, sores, ulcers. Listed below are few of the health benefits of using Sichuan pepper.

1. For asthma

Sichuan pepper is good for bronchial asthma, asthmatic bronchitis, heart wheezing, emphysema. The effect is fast. According to the clinical observation record analysis, the majority of cases are relieved in 15 minutes of taking the pepper. The clinical efficacy is good, the observation of the short-term efficacy of 786 cases, the effective rate was 87.1%. Some patients with long-term dependence on hormones can gradually reduce even stop using hormones after taking Sichuan pepper.

2. Enhancing Blood flow

When you suddenly feel dizzy, lightheaded or unable to move without any real reason whatsoever, you likely have been anguishing from anemia. Popularly called as lacking in iron, anemia is one of the most widespread health issues. However, the high levels of iron detected in Sichuan pepper will aid to enhance adequate hemoglobin supply in your body to give out oxygen to your red blood cells and smoothing the circulatory blood flow.

3. Lowering Pain Threshold

However, many people relate peppers with spicy and hot quality, most pepper type usually works as analgesic substances (to lower the pain). Compound detected in Sichuan peppers can envelop pain receptors, hence destroying the nervous system ability from producing pain. It is a wonderful treatment. Meanwhile, this applies to skin treatment applications as well.

4. Enhance Body Immune System

Rich levels of zinc detected in Sichuan peppers can be concluded that this strong spice is beneficial for the increase of the immune system. Few people ignore zinc and understated its magnificent effects in increasing our immune system. There are also many clues of zinc shortage, so it can simply go undetected. The beneficial Sichuan pepper is also full of antioxidants and other compounds that have anti-fungal and antiviral properties, thus producing this pepper variety especially effective as a treatment.

5. Help to Increase Food Intake

If you are recuperating from an operation or illness, it can sometimes be hard to get your appetite like before. In addition, the moment your body is curing itself, that is when you need food vitamins the most. Many substances available in Sichuan pepper will regenerate the food intake and enhance the rate of the digestion, in essence, that you will generate energy and supplement from the meal you consume much faster.

6. Strengthen the Bones:

There are adequately several compounds detected in residue volume inside Sichuan pepper, containing phosphorous, manganese, copper and iron, all of which are important to grow powerful bones and avoid age-related issues such as osteoporosis. Human body’s bone mineral strength lowered as we age, so it is beneficial to add our vitamins consumption whenever available, Sichuan peppers are very effective in that problem.

7. Mitigate Inflammation

The many antioxidants and organic acids property in Sichuan pepper, containing phytosterols and terpenes, have special anti-inflammatory treatment for the entire part of the body. Inflammation causes from oxidative pressure, which in addition is induced by the free radical existence in the human body. The substance detected inside Sichuan pepper can negate these free radicals and hinder inflammation at the ground level. It is also a great treatment for current inflammation issues, that is arthritis and gout.

8. Avoid Chronic Illness

Antioxidants, such as those detected in Sichuan peppers, are the best effective way to reduce your chance of consuming on too much oxidative stress and making your body at danger of growing one of these known fatal conditions.

9. Guarding the Stomach

The many substances in Sichuan pepper able to avoid cramping, bloat, and constipation, which in turn can avoid much more chronic conditions, such as damaged ulcers. When it related to metabolism health, Sichuan peppers can enhance the process and hurry it up, all while lowering inflammation in the intestinal track and enhancing the digestion.

10. Reduce Blood Pressure

The important levels of potassium detected in Sichuan pepper change this space into an effective enhancer for cardiovascular health. Potassium acts as a relaxant transforming blood vessels and arteries to loosened up, avoiding high blood pressure and reducing the subsequent causes of blood clots of cholesterol. Thus, Sichuan pepper benefits then can prevent the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes.

11. Eye Health

Sichuan Pepper benefits for eyes health. There are a variety of antioxidants and supplement detected in Sichuan pepper that can enhance human health, and when it related to our eyes, many things are as strong as beta-carotene. This strong antioxidant can lower oxidative pressure in the eye system and guarded the retina to be healthy, all the while also lowering your risk of muscular degradation and vision impairment.

12. Killing Round Worm

Sichuan peppers able to do more than just fulfill your stomach. Is your gut tract tormenting from roundworm infections? then Spice them out with Sichuan peppers, its other medicinal quality contained reducing pain due to its numbing qualities, immunity enhancement, weight reduction, food storage treatment, and toothache elimination

13. Acts as a Diuretic

Sichuan pepper in small usage is concluded to have a diuretic action, which avoids water storage in the body thus enhancing the period of the urination that cleanses the system.

14. Anti-Aging Properties

There are many health benefits of Sichuan Pepper yet new findings conclude that an essence extracted from the outer part Sichuan pepper may induce temporary and permanent anti-wrinkle result. Additionally, the rich volume of antioxidants in this spice eliminate the free radicals that can cause oxidation pressure to the cell’s system.

How to use: Decoct 2~5 g, or pounded into powder, 1.5 g, or made into pill, tablet or capsule. Proper dosage is for external application, pounded for applying with vinegar.

Sichuan pepper is a great addon full of many nutrients containing vitamins, minerals, essential oils, and antioxidants, a well-known condiment in Asian cooking. It’s beneficial oils contained in them that produce these peppers their characteristic smell and hot taste.

There are many different types of Sichuan pepper, with many having their own unique taste. The property of mouth-numbing quality of Sichuan pepper causes it more of an adventure rather than a taste. The experience can mostly be daring in the start but as you consume it more frequently, it then can turn to be adequately enjoyable. When you begin to love this spice, then you’ll find that there are quite many ways of using it in cooking. And the resulting effect of healthiness will surely make you feel lucky to have consumed this type of hot pepper.

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