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title: "Hua Jiao"
url: "https://books.drcassone.com/21/traditional-medicines-of-east-asia/504/hua-jiao"
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# Hua Jiao

### Zanthoxyli Pericarpium

_acrid, hot, slightly toxic_

#### PRIMARY FUNCTION:

_**Warm the Interior and Expel Cold**_

CLASSICAL MANIFESTATIONS:
- Gastrointestinal tract disorders
 - Vomiting
 - Abdominal pain
 - Diarrhea
 - Parasites

Hua Jiao is acrid, slightly toxic, and hot. It enters the stomach,
kidney, and spleen systems to break up and disperse cold patterns.
Its antiparasitic function is noted in particular for roundworms.

**Channels:** kidney, spleen, stomach

COMMON APPLICATIONS AND CLINICAL
POSSIBILITIES:
- Stomachache
- Distention of abdomen
- Abdominal cramping
- Diarrhea
- Parasite infections
- Antitumor

**Formulas:**
- Da Jian Zhong Tang
- Li Zhong An Hui Tang
- Lian Mei An Hui Tang
- Wu Mei Wan

**Contraindications:** do not prescribe Hua Jiao to patients that
present with severe deficiency heat patterns

**Zoo Image:** a lion with a cold middle jiao is walking through the fiery gate of
vitality, parasites are checked at the door

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