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* A decoction of 7-14 seeds is used in the treatment of abscesses, arthritis, bruises, gastritis, swellings etc. * A paste of the seeds is held between the teeth for about 10 minutes to relieve toothache | * A decoction of 7-14 seeds is used in the treatment of abscesses, arthritis, bruises, gastritis, swellings etc. * A paste of the seeds is held between the teeth for about 10 minutes to relieve toothache | ||
* The fruits, branches and thorns are considered to be carminative and stomachic. They are used as a remedy for toothache | * The fruits, branches and thorns are considered to be carminative and stomachic. They are used as a remedy for toothache | ||
| − | * A paste of the leaves is applied externally to cuts and wounds | + | * A paste of the leaves is applied externally to cuts and wounds |
| − | * The resin contained in the bark, and especially in that of the roots, is powerfully stimulant and tonic | + | * The resin contained in the bark, and especially in that of the roots, is powerfully stimulant and tonic. |
* The root is boiled in water for about 20 minutes and the filtered water drunk as an anthelmintic | * The root is boiled in water for about 20 minutes and the filtered water drunk as an anthelmintic | ||
* An infusion of the leaves is drunk to relieve stomach pains | * An infusion of the leaves is drunk to relieve stomach pains | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 11 February 2017
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Northern Prickly Ash
See also :
Other Names: Zanthoxylum armatum / Xanthoxylum armatum. The bark and berry are used to make medicine.
Special Precautions of Winged Prickly Ash
- The bark and fruits are used as a fish poison
The benefits of Winged Prickly Ash are
- The seeds and the bark are stomachic and vermifuge. They are used as an aromatic tonic in the treatment of fevers, dyspepsia and cholera.
- The powdered seeds are eaten to rid the body of roundworm.
- A decoction of 7-14 seeds is used in the treatment of abscesses, arthritis, bruises, gastritis, swellings etc. * A paste of the seeds is held between the teeth for about 10 minutes to relieve toothache
- The fruits, branches and thorns are considered to be carminative and stomachic. They are used as a remedy for toothache
- A paste of the leaves is applied externally to cuts and wounds
- The resin contained in the bark, and especially in that of the roots, is powerfully stimulant and tonic.
- The root is boiled in water for about 20 minutes and the filtered water drunk as an anthelmintic
- An infusion of the leaves is drunk to relieve stomach pains
- A paste of the leaves is applied externally to treat leucoderma.
