Sichuan peppercorn is a common food in daily life, and many people enjoy eating food with Sichuan peppercorn, such as spicy hot pot and stir-fried dishes. Recently, I heard that soaking Sichuan peppercorn in alcohol has good health benefits. Can Sichuan peppercorn soaked in alcohol treat frozen shoulder? How to make Sichuan peppercorn alcohol for joint pain?
Can Sichuan Peppercorn Soaked in Alcohol Treat Frozen Shoulder?
It has a certain therapeutic effect.
Sichuan peppercorn is a pungent and hot food, which has excellent warming, dispelling cold, dampness and analgesic effects. The cause of frozen shoulder is due to insufficient blood and qi, malnutrition of tendons and bones, joint dysfunction, as well as the invasion of wind and cold. Sichuan peppercorn can help alleviate these symptoms.
Is Soaking Sichuan Peppercorn in Alcohol Effective for Treating Frozen Shoulder?
It varies from person to person.
Although soaking Sichuan peppercorn in alcohol can help relieve frozen shoulder from a health perspective, everyone's physical condition and absorption capacity of food are different. Sichuan peppercorn alcohol is a folk remedy that needs to be adjusted according to individual needs, and it cannot be generalized.
How to Make Sichuan Peppercorn Alcohol?
The ratio of Sichuan peppercorn to white alcohol is 10:100.
Ingredients: Sichuan peppercorn, white alcohol.
Instructions: 1. Buy white alcohol with a degree of about 50.
2. Take one or two freshly picked Sichuan peppercorns.
3. Prepare a clean and disinfected alcohol bottle.
4. Grind the Sichuan peppercorns and soak them in half a catty of white alcohol.
5. After soaking for a week, it can be used.
How to Use Sichuan Peppercorn Alcohol for Joint Pain?
Instructions: Dip a cotton swab into the prepared Sichuan peppercorn alcohol and apply it to the area of frozen shoulder or joint pain. Repeat several times, apply it 3 times or more a day, and check the results after half a month. In addition, it is important to keep the joints warm in daily life.
Other Remedies for Joint Pain
1. Take 500g of crab, remove the umbilicus, crush it, filter it, and take the juice. Mix it with 500ml of rice vinegar. Take 10g each of Epimedium, papaya, Achyranthes bidentata, and Paeonia suffruticosa, put them together and boil them in water for 30-40 minutes. Filter out the residue. Drink 30ml on an empty stomach every morning, and it will be cured after 3 doses.
2. Soak 100g of wolfberry in 500ml of white alcohol above 40 degrees for a week. Take 25-50ml each time, twice a day, and it will be cured in 2-4 months.
3. Take 2 spoons of honey, 2 spoons of white vinegar, add a small amount of water, and take it once. Take it three times a day for a month to relieve pain, joint stiffness, and eliminate bone spurs.
4. Take 125g of black Aconitum and Achyranthes bidentata, 16g each of safflower, Angelica sinensis, and holly, boil them three times with water, and take 500ml of liquid. Add 500ml of white alcohol, take 20ml each time, three times a day, and it will be cured after 20 days. X-rays showed that the bone spurs disappeared, and more than 100 cases were cured.
5. Take 6g each of Solanum nigrum root, wolfberry, Angelica sinensis, pine needle, ginseng, turtle shell, dragon bone, Achyranthes bidentata, Notopterygium incisum, silkworm sand, Rhizoma drynariae, and saposhnikovia divaricata. Grind them into coarse powder and soak them in 500ml of sorghum wine for 2 weeks. Take 30ml each time, three times a day.
6. Take 10g of sheep bone (fried until crispy), 9g of papaya, 30g of white atractylodes rhizome, 12g of mulberry twig, 3g of Acanthopanax, 3g of Angelica sinensis, 3g of Gastrodia elata, 3g of Achyranthes bidentata, 3g of safflower, 3g of Ligusticum chuanxiong, 2g of Rhizoma qinjiao, 2g of Saposhnikovia divaricata, and 100g of rock sugar (crushed). Take 1000g of white alcohol. Soak the above herbs in the alcohol, seal it, and soak for 3-4 months before taking. Take 10-20ml each time, twice a day.
7. Take fresh ginger and fresh scallion white in a 1:3 ratio, mix them together and mash them into a paste, and apply it to the affected area. Change it once every 48 hours. Apply ginger externally. Cut fresh ginger into slices and apply them to the knees. After two nights, crush the wheat and fry it, then wrap it with ginger slices.
8. Take 1 cinnamon stick, 3g of Achyranthes bidentata, 200ml of alcohol, and soak for more than a week. Take half a wine cup each time, and it will be effective if taken for a long time.
9. Take an equal amount of gardenia root and flour, mix them with water or vinegar, rice wine, and egg white to form a paste, and apply it to the painful area. The area applied will turn green, but it is harmless and will recede in a few days.
10. Take 60g of Acorus calamus, 60g of fennel, 500g of salt, put them in a pan and stir-fry over low heat, wrap them with a thick cloth and apply them to the affected area once a day. It is suitable for limb joint cold pain, aggravated by cold and relieved by warmth.
Diet Taboos for Joint Pain
1. Avoid consuming dairy products such as milk and cheese, as well as foods containing tyramine, phenylalanine, and tryptophan, such as peanuts, chocolate, millet, cheese, and milk candies. These foods can produce prostaglandins and leukotrienes that cause arthritis, and can easily cause allergies, exacerbate or worsen arthritis.
2. Eat moderate amounts of animal blood, eggs, fish, shrimp, snake meat, soy products, potatoes, beef, chicken, and beef livers, which are rich in histidine, arginine, nucleic acids, and collagen.
3. Limit the consumption of fatty meats, high animal fat, and high cholesterol foods, as they can produce ketones, acids, arachidonic acid metabolites, and inflammatory mediators that can inhibit T lymphocyte function, leading to joint pain, swelling, osteoporosis, and joint damage.
4. Limit the consumption of alcohol, coffee, tea, and other beverages, as they can worsen arthritis.
5. Limit the consumption of sweets, as they can cause allergies, worsen synovitis, and cause joint swelling and pain.
6. Focus on a vegetarian diet, and eat about 100g of fruit after meals. Choose green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, radishes, celery, chives, coriander, papaya, cucumbers, bean sprouts, potatoes, nori, kelp, black fungus, onions, etc. For animal meat, choose snake meat, dog meat, mutton, beef, fish, etc. Eat more blood, eggs, fish, and shrimp in moderation.
What to Eat for Joint Pain
Pearl Barley and Sponge Gourd Porridge
Take 150g of pearl barley, 15g of peppermint, 50g of fermented black beans, and 100g of sponge gourd. Peel and wash the sponge gourd, rinse the peppermint and fermented black beans, put them in a pot with 1500ml of water, bring to a boil, and simmer for about 10 minutes. Strain the juice and remove the dregs. Wash the pearl barley and add it to the pot with the sponge gourd. Pour in the medicinal juice and cook until the pearl barley is soft. Add sugar or salt to taste before serving.
Papaya and Pearl Barley Porridge
Take 10g of papaya, 30g of pearl barley, and 1 spoonful of sugar. Wash the papaya and pearl barley, put them in a small pot, add a large bowl of cold water, soak for a while, then simmer over low heat until the pearl barley is soft. Add a spoonful of sugar and simmer for a while before serving.
Honeyed Papaya
Take 1 Sichuan papaya, 300ml of honey, and 2g of fresh ginger. Peel and core the papaya, cut it into slices, put it in water, add honey and ginger, boil, and simmer for 10 minutes.
Fuzi (Aconitum) Porridge
Take 5g of Fuzi, 3g of dried ginger, 100g of rice, 2 scallions, and a little brown sugar. Grind Fuzi and dried ginger into fine powder. Cook the rice porridge first, then add the herbal powder, scallions, and brown sugar, and cook into a thin porridge. Alternatively, boil Fuzi and dried ginger in water, and cook with rice, scallions, and sugar.
Pearl Barley, Yam, and Pig Stomach Soup
Wash a pig stomach and put it in a pot with pearl barley, pomegranate seeds, and fresh yam. Add water and simmer over low heat. Take out the pig stomach, remove the residue, and eat the pig stomach and yam, and drink the soup.
