Winged Prickly Ash
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Other Names: Zanthoxylum armatum / Xanthoxylum armatum, Frêne épineux, Poivre de Sichuan
The bark and berry are used to make medicine.
The bark and berry are used to make medicine.
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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, cholera, tropical diseases
- 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.