Sichuan peppercorn is a common seasoning in our daily life. No matter what dish we cook, people always like to add a little bit to enhance the flavor. Besides being a spice, Sichuan peppercorn also has medicinal properties. It can be used to treat hemorrhoids. What are the specific benefits of Sichuan peppercorn?
Why can Sichuan peppercorn treat hemorrhoids?
According to traditional Chinese medicine, Sichuan peppercorn has the effect of dilating blood vessels and inhibiting bacterial growth. It can also act as a local anesthetic, promoting blood circulation in the affected area and reducing inflammation.
Research has found that using Sichuan peppercorn can improve blood circulation in the area affected by hemorrhoids and prevent worsening of inflammation. Therefore, Sichuan peppercorn can be used to treat hemorrhoids.
How to use Sichuan peppercorn to treat hemorrhoids
When hemorrhoids occur, we can directly add some Sichuan peppercorn to the dishes we cook;
We can also put Sichuan peppercorn in a pot, add some water and salt, boil until it turns into a reddish-brown color, then take it out and soak it in a towel when it cools down a bit, and use it to clean the affected area.
Benefits of Sichuan peppercorn
1. Anti-aging
Sichuan peppercorn is a warm medicinal herb that can dispel coldness and help relieve coldness in the internal organs. It also has the effects of detoxification, promoting blood circulation, and anti-aging.
In daily life, we can boil Sichuan peppercorn in water and use the Sichuan peppercorn water to soak our feet, which can have anti-aging effects.
2. Relieving gastric coldness
Due to poor diet and inadequate warmth, many people easily experience gastric coldness;
To relieve gastric coldness, you can put Sichuan peppercorn into white wine, cover it, soak it for a week, and then drink it. This can help remove the harm caused by gastric coldness.
3. Treating gynecological coldness
Gynecological coldness is a common disease in many women. If left untreated, it can easily lead to infertility and other diseases.
To treat gynecological coldness, I recommend a homemade remedy, which is Sichuan peppercorn tea.
The preparation of Sichuan peppercorn tea is simple. Put ginger, red dates, brown sugar, and Sichuan peppercorn in a pot, boil for about 10 minutes, and then drink it directly. It has a powerful effect in dispelling coldness and dampness and can relieve the symptoms of gynecological coldness.
4. Treating diarrhea
According to the Compendium of Materia Medica, Sichuan peppercorn has the effect of dispelling dampness, warming the right kidney meridian, and stopping diarrhea.
Therefore, when we have diarrhea, we can take 3 grams of nutmeg and 6 grams of Sichuan peppercorn, add them to a bowl of water, simmer until it becomes half a bowl of water, and then drink it to treat diarrhea.
Who should not use Sichuan peppercorn
1. Pregnant women should not eat Sichuan peppercorn as excessive consumption may lead to miscarriage.
2. Those who have diarrhea caused by excessive heat, rather than coldness, should not consume Sichuan peppercorn.
3. People with excessive heat in the lungs and stomach, or those who have symptoms such as coughing up phlegm, acidic vomiting, or lower gastrointestinal bleeding, should not use Sichuan peppercorn.
4. Those who have symptoms of Yin deficiency with excessive Yang, excessive internal heat, headache, swollen gums, mouth sores, lung weakness, coughing, spitting blood, or vomiting blood should not use Sichuan peppercorn.
