Sichuan Pepper ⁽¹⁾

Huajiao (Sichuan pepper) is the dried ripe fruit of the Rutaceae plants Zhujiao (Zanthoxylum schinifolium) or Huajiao (Zanthoxylum bungeanum). It contains volatile oil, terpenoids, amino acids, minerals and protein. The volatile oil of Sichuan pepper is the main source of its aroma, and contains chiefly…