Is pepper the same as pepper? Is this the same thing [different]

Brief introduction of Zanthoxylum bungeanum

It is a small deciduous tree belonging to Rutaceae and Zanthoxylum. Zanthoxylum bungeanum, also known as Zanthoxylum bungeanum, Qinjiao and Shujiao.

As a traditional Chinese medicine, Zanthoxylum bungeanum has the effects of warming middle warmer, promoting qi circulation, dispelling cold, relieving pain and killing insects. Treat epigastric pain, vomiting, diarrhea, schistosomiasis, ascaris and other diseases. It is also used as an epidermal anesthetic.

Introduction of pepper

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a kind of pepper, which is a specialty of Sichuan and Guizhou provinces. Pepper is light in color, dark green at maturity and brownish yellow after air drying.

Pepper has the effects of warming the middle warmer, relieving pain, killing insects and relieving itching. Pepper can also dilate blood vessels, thus lowering blood pressure; Its fragrance can dispel fishy smell, increase appetite and promote gastric juice secretion.

The difference between pepper and pepper

1. Origin difference: Pepper is mainly produced in Guizhou/Ganzi Aba, Sichuan and Tibet. Pepper has a special hemp taste and is not fragrant. The skin of this pepper is hard and durable, and its color is blue and black.

Zanthoxylum bungeanum: Red or purple in color, with sesame fragrance, mainly produced in Shaanxi, Gansu and Sichuan.

2. The color difference of pepper is light, which is dark green after maturity and brownish yellow after air drying; Zanthoxylum bungeanum is heavy and reddish brown. Pepper tastes heavier than pepper, especially hemp.

3, the difference in taste, the taste of pepper is heavier than that of pepper. Outstanding hemp flavor, and for a long time, the pepper flavor is rich, while the hemp flavor is moderate. Both of them play an important role in Sichuan cuisine.

Comparison between Zanthoxylum bungeanum and Zanthoxylum bungeanum