Northern Prickly Ash
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Other Names: Angelica Tree, Frêne Épineux du Nord, Fresno Espinoso Americano, Pepper Wood, Prickly Ash, Toothache Bark, Xanthoxylum, Yellow Wood, Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum americanum.
Northern prickly ash is a plant. The bark and berry are used to make medicine. Be careful not to confuse northern prickly ash with ash or Southern Prickly Ash.
Special Precautions of Northern Prickly Ash
- Northern prickly ash bark might be safe for most people, but the potential side effects are not known.
- There isn't enough information to know if the northern prickly ash berry is safe to use as medicine or what the potential side effects might be.
- Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Using northern prickly ash bark during pregnancy might be UNSAFE. Not enough is known about the safety of using northern prickly ash berry during pregnancy. It’s best to avoid using both forms of northern prickly ash if you are pregnant.
- It’s also wise to avoid northern prickly ash if you are breast-feeding. Not enough is known about its possible effects on nursing babies.
- Stomach or intestinal problems including ulcers, Crohn's disease, irritable bowel syndrome, infections, or other digestive tract conditions: Northern prickly ash can stimulate digestive juices and cause irritation. This can make stomach and intestinal problems worse. Do not use northern prickly ash if you have any of these conditions.
- Antacids interacts with Norhern Prickly Ash.
- Medications that decrease stomach acid (H2-Blockers) interacts with Northern Prickly Ash
- Medications that decrease stomach acid (Proton pump inhibitors) interacts with Northern Prickly Ash
The benefits of Northern Prickly Ash are
Used for :
- Cramps.
- Joint pain.
- Circulation problems.
- Low blood pressure.
- Fever.
- Swelling.
- Toothache.
- Sores.
- Ulcers.
- Cancer.
- Use as a tonic.
- Use as a stimulant.
