Prickly Ash, Zanthoxylum americanum

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Prickly Ash scientifically known as Zanthoxylum americanum is a shrub or small deciduous aromatic tree, of the Rutaceae (citrus) family.  The plant is native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada. It is the northernmost New World species in the Citrus...

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Prickly Ash scientifically known as Zanthoxylum americanum is a shrub or small deciduous aromatic tree, of the Rutaceae (citrus) family.  The plant is native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada. It is the northernmost New World species in the Citrus family, and is part of the same genus as Sichuan pepper. Other common names of prickly ash are Common Pricklyash,...

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Definition

Prickly Ash scientifically known as Zanthoxylum americanum is a shrub or small deciduous aromatic tree, of the Rutaceae (citrus) family.  The plant is native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada. It is the northernmost New World species in the Citrus family, and is part of the same genus as Sichuan pepper. Other common names of prickly ash are Common Pricklyash, Northern Prickly-ash, Toothache Tree, Yellow Wood, Suterberry, chuan jiao, Toothache Bark, Pepper Wood and Suterberry. Genus name comes from the Greek words xanthos meaning yellow and xylon meaning wood for the color of the heartwood of some species.

Prickly Ash Facts

Name Prickly Ash
Scientific Name Zanthoxylum americanum
Native Central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada
Common Names Common Prickly-ash, Common Pricklyash, Common Prickly Ash,  Northern Prickly-ash, Toothache Tree, Yellow Wood, Suterberry, chuan jiao, Toothache Bark, Pepper Wood, Suterberry
Name in Other Languages Chinese: Hua-jiao
English: Northern prickly ash, Prickly ash, Toothache tree, common prickley ash,
Hebrew: קסאנטוסילום
Hindi: Tejappal, Tumburu, Tejphal
Sanskrit: Tumburu
Swedish: Amerikanskt pepparträd
Plant Growth Habit Small aromatic, perennial tree or shrub
Growing Climate Plant occurs along upland woodlands, bottomland woodlands, savannas, wooded ravines, thinly wooded bluffs, edges of shady seeps, stream banks in wooded areas, thickets, pastures, and fence rows.
Soil Different types of soil are tolerated, including those that contain loam, clay-loam, and rocky material.
Plant Size 10 meters (33 ft ) tall with a diameter of 15 cm (6 in).
Bark Gray to brown and fairly smooth, although on old large shrubs it can become shallowly furrowed with a wrinkled appearance
Pickles 8 to 13 mm-long prickles are scattered along the branches, twigs and shoots; these spines are somewhat flattened and curved.
Branch Dark brown
Leaf Alternate compound leaves about 1 to 30 cm long develop along the twigs and young shoots; they are odd-pinnate with 5-11 leaflets. Individual leaflets are 1½-3¼ inch long and ½-1½ inch across; they are lanceolate-oblong to ovate-oblong with margins that are smooth to crenulate (fine rounded teeth). The upper surface of mature leaflets is medium green, minutely glandular, and glabrous, while the lower surface is pale green and short-pubescent to nearly glabrous; in the latter case, fine hairs are restricted to the major veins. Newly emerged leaflets are more hairy than mature leaflets. The lateral leaflets are sessile or nearly so, while the terminal leaflets have slender petiolules (basal stalklets) that are less than ½” long. The light green petioles (basal stalks) and rachises of the compound leaves are hairy while young, but become more glabrous with age; they have scattered small prickles along their undersides. The dark green and lustrous leaves are dotted with translucent glands.
Flowering Periods May to June
Flower Flowers are arranged in small axillary clusters (cymes) along the branches of the preceding year. Individual male flowers are a little less than ¼ inch across, consisting of 4-5 erect petals and 4-5 stamens; there is no calyx. The petals of male flowers are yellowish green to orange and oblong in shape. Individual female flowers are about ¼” across, consisting of 4-5 erect petals and 2-5 separate pistils; there is no calyx. The petals of female flowers are also yellowish green to orange and oblong in shape. The ovaries of the pistils are glossy green and ovoid in shape; their elongated styles tend to converge at their tips.
Fruit Shape & Size Berry-like follicles about 0.5 to 0.6 cm that are ovoid-globoid in shape with a pitted surface
Fruit Color Color change from green to red to brown
Flavor/Aroma Odor similar to that of oil of Lemons
Taste Hot, acrid taste
Seed Shiny black seeds with oily surfaces
Plant Parts Used Stem, Root-bark, berries, leaf
Season Sep to October
Culinary Uses
  • Seeds are cooked and are used as a condiment.
  • Fresh leaves can be eaten in salads.
Precautions
  • Tannins may reduce gut iron absorption.
  • Possible nervous system stimulation.
  • Excessive ingestion may interfere with anticoagulant therapy.
  • Pregnant women should avoid it.
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine teaches that prickly ash should be avoided when there is fever with profuse sweating.
  • Prickly ash can stop lactation, and should be avoided by mothers wishing to continue nursing.
  • People with a sensitive stomach should also refrain from using this herb because of its effect on circulation.
  • Should be avoided by those with inflamed intestinal tracts.

 

Prickly Ash Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Zanthoxylum americanum

Rank Scientific Name & (Common Name)
Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular plants)
Infrakingdom Streptophyta  (land plants)
Superdivision Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
Division Spermatophyta (Seed plants)
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Rutaceae (Rue family)
Genus Zanthoxylum L. (pricklyash)
Species Zanthoxylum americanum Mill. (common pricklyash)
Synonyms
  • Thylax fraxineum (Willd.) Raf.
  • Xanthophyllon clavatum St. Lag.
  • Zanthoxylum americanum f. americanum
  • Zanthoxylum caribaeum Gaertn.
  • Zanthoxylum cauliflorum Steud.
  • Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Lam.
  • Zanthoxylum fraxineum Willd.
  • Zanthoxylum fraxinifolium Marsh.
  • Zanthoxylum mite Willd.
  • Zanthoxylum ramiflorum Michx.
  • Zanthoxylum tricarpum Hook.

All parts of this plant (leaves, flowers, fruit, bark and roots) are aromatic (lemony fragrance). Sometimes commonly called toothache tree because Native Americans chewed the bark or fruits (producing a numbing effect) for relief from toothache pain. Native Americans also prepared a variety of medicinal decoctions from the bark and roots for treatment of such problems and fever, coughs, gonorrhea, rheumatism and external wounds.

Plant

Prickly Ash is a small aromatic, perennial tree or shrub that grows about 10 meters (33 ft.) tall with a diameter of 15 cm (6 in). Plant is found growing along upland woodlands, bottomland woodlands, savannas, wooded ravines, thinly wooded bluffs, edges of shady seeps, stream banks in wooded areas, thickets, pastures, and fence rows. It prefers different types of soil including those that contain loam, clay-loam, and rocky material. Bark is gray to brown and fairly smooth, although on old large shrubs it can become shallowly furrowed with a wrinkled appearance. The branches are dark brown and armed with 8 to 13 mm-long prickles along the branches, twigs and shoots; these spines are somewhat flattened and curved. When broken, the twigs have a strong odor reminiscent of crushed lemon peel. Twigs are light green initially, turning to reddish-brown in the autumn, then to brown. Buds are red and woolly and appear above the old leaf scars.

Leaves

Leaves are alternate compound about 1 to 30 cm long develop along the twigs and young shoots; they are odd-pinnate with 5-11 leaflets. Individual leaflets are 1½-3¼ inch long and ½-1½ inch across; they are lanceolate-oblong to ovate-oblong with margins that are smooth to crenulate (fine rounded teeth). The upper surface of mature leaflets is medium green, minutely glandular, and glabrous, while the lower surface is pale green and short-pubescent to nearly glabrous; in the latter case, fine hairs are restricted to the major veins. Newly emerged leaflets are more hairy than mature leaflets. The lateral leaflets are sessile or nearly so, while the terminal leaflets have slender petiolules (basal stalklets) that are less than ½” long. The light green petioles (basal stalks) and rachises of the compound leaves are hairy while young, but become more glabrous with age; they have scattered small prickles along their undersides. The dark green and lustrous leaves are dotted with translucent glands.

Flowers

Flowers are arranged in small axillary clusters (cymes) along the branches of the preceding year. Individual male flowers are a little less than ¼ inch across, consisting of 4-5 erect petals and 4-5 stamens; there is no calyx. The petals of male flowers are yellowish-green to orange and oblong in shape. Individual female flowers are about ¼” across, consisting of 4-5 erect petals and 2-5 separate pistils; there is no calyx. The petals of female flowers are also yellowish-green to orange and oblong in shape. The ovaries of the pistils are glossy green and ovoid in shape; their elongated styles tend to converge at their tips. Flowering normally takes place from May to June.

Fruit

Female flowers give way to clusters of berry-like follicles about 0.5 to 0.6 cm that are ovoid-globoid in shape with a pitted surface (follicles) that mature in late summer. As the follicles mature, they change from green to red to brown, eventually splitting open to expose shiny black seeds with oily surfaces. Each follicle contains 1-2 seeds. Both the crushed foliage and fruits are highly aromatic, somewhat resembling the fragrance of lemon peels. Fruits may be the best ornamental feature. All parts of this plant (leaves, flowers, fruit, bark and roots) are aromatic. Native Americans prepared a variety of medicinal decoctions from the bark and roots for the treatment of fever, coughs, gonorrhea, rheumatism and external wounds. The wood is not commercially valuable, but oil extracts from the bark have been used in traditional and alternative medicine, and have been studied for antifungal and cytotoxic properties.

Health benefits of Prickly ash

Bark and berry of Prickly ash are used to make medicine. People take prickly ash for blood circulation problems and resulting conditions including leg pain and Raynaud’s syndrome. It is also used for joint pain, cramps, low blood pressure, fever, swelling (infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation), toothache, sores, ulcers, and cancer. Listed below are few of the health benefits of using Prickly Ash

1. Improving Circulation

One of the foundational healing uses of prickly ash bark is to improve circulation. Through increasing the flow of oxygen and nutrient-rich blood through the body, while at the same time cleansing, it is a beneficial herb for the heart and circulatory system. With the presence of a stronger flow of blood, it can improve healing, where nutrients and oxygen are needed. By removing toxins and warming, it can aid rheumatism and aching joints. It can also be used to treat varicose veins.

2. Holistic Cleanser

The overall impacts of this herb, stimulating tissue, promoting natural detoxification, and warming and energizing fluids and entire bodily systems, is to encourage the body to return to balance and well-being. Digestive issues, from gas to stomach pains, are relieved. Skin conditions, from acne to eczema, can improve with the elimination of toxins. Use of prickly ash bark is also good for the liver.

3. Reduces fever

Prickly Ash Bark is considered a diaphoretic that increases perspiration and reduces intermittent fever. This action also helps to rid the body of toxins through the skin in the sweating process.

Traditional uses and benefits of Prickly ash

  • An infusion of the bark was used as a wash to treat itching skin and to treat swollen joints.
  • Infusions of the bark were taken internally for pain: Back pain means pain in the spine, muscles, discs, joints, or nerves of the back. সহজ বাংলা: পিঠ/কোমরের ব্যথা।" data-rx-term="back pain" data-rx-definition="Back pain means pain in the spine, muscles, discs, joints, or nerves of the back. সহজ বাংলা: পিঠ/কোমরের ব্যথা।">back pain, cramps, pulmonary problems, to treat fevers, and as a cold and cough remedy.
  • Infusions, made from the crushed roots, were used to treat fevers.
  • Poultice made from the inner bark was used to treated rheumatism and sharp pains.
  • Placing the inner bark in the throat treated sore throats.
  • Bark was boiled into a decoction that was taken to induce miscarriages.
  • Plant was used to treat pain after childbirth.
  • Bark infusions were taken to treat worms in adults.
  • Bark of the roots was used to treat colic, rheumatism, and gonorrhea.
  • An ointment, made my mixing the plant with bear grease, was applied to ulcers and sores.
  • Infusions of the berries were used to spray on the chest and throat to treat bronchial diseases, to wash sores, and to flavor medicines.
  • Bark and the berries were used to treat hemorrhages, to make cough syrup, as an expectorant, and to treat tuberculosis.
  • Children who were weak were washed with a decoction of the bark to make their legs and feet strong.
  • Bark was used in different forms to alleviate toothaches.
  • Smoking the bark treated toothache.
  • Bark, either beaten or powdered was packed in and around an aching tooth.
  • Pieces of the bark were chewed to help breakup a tooth that was to be remove.
  • Plant was an ingredient in compounds that were used for kidney trouble, to strengthen convalescing patients, and to induce vomiting.
  • Indians used it to alleviate rheumatism and toothache.
  • It is used in the treatment of arthritic and rheumatic conditions, digestive problems and leg ulcers.
  • Bark and roots are irritant, odontalgic and antirheumatic.
  • They are used in the treatment of fevers, ague, poor circulation etc.
  • Fruits are considered more active than the bark; they are also antispasmodic, carminative, diuretic and antirheumatic.
  • Pulverized root and bark are used to ease the pain of toothache.
  • Rubbing the fruit against the skin, especially on the lips or in the mouth, produces a numbing effect.
  • Tea or tincture of the bark has been used in the treatment of rheumatism, dyspepsia, dysentery, heart and kidney troubles etc.
  • Tea made from the inner bark has been used to treat itchy skin.
  • Night cramps in the legs have been successfully helped with Prickly Ash in traditional herbal medicine.
  • Prickly Ash tincture is being used by physicians in the 19th century for patients suffering from peritonitis, distension of the bowels, severe abdominal infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation and swelling, intense fevers like cholera, typhus and typhoid, and pneumonia.
  • Lotion can be made from a decoction and rubbed on the legs or hands to improve circulation.
  • Liquid or infusion obtained by boiling the bark in water was used to treat a wide range of ailments including gonorrhea as well as rheumatism or stiffness in joints and muscles.
  • It was found to be helpful in treating pain, swelling, stiffness, or reduced movement. সহজ বাংলা: জয়েন্টের প্রদাহ।" data-rx-term="arthritis" data-rx-definition="Arthritis means joint inflammation causing pain, swelling, stiffness, or reduced movement. সহজ বাংলা: জয়েন্টের প্রদাহ।">arthritis and used it widely to cure the disorder.
  • Prickly Ash is used to expel worms and treat candida, as well as relieving cramps, colic, and abdominal pain.
  • For yeast infections, it combines well with goldenseal.
  • It is used for massage oil to sooth arthritic joints, infused Prickly Ash into sesame oil, either by itself or combined with eucalyptus or juniper berries.
  • Oil extracts from the bark have been used in traditional and alternative medicine, and have been studied for antifungal and cytotoxic properties.

Ayurvedic Health benefits of Prickly Ash

  • Itching: Boil the inner bark of Prickly Ash and make a wash for itching skin.
  • Toothache: Chew the bark to get relief from toothache.
  • Flatulence: Put one tbsp of dried bark or Prickly Ash berries in one cup boiling water. Do not boil again. Let it cool and take one cup a day. Only one swallows at a time.
  • Wounds: Prepare an infusion of one tbsp powdered berries with one cup of boiling water. Use as a wash for ulcers and wounds.
  • Chillblain: Take Hawthorn, prickly Ash in equal quality. Add one part of ginger to it. Prepare a decoction. tendon. সহজ বাংলা: মাংসপেশি/টেনডনে টান।" data-rx-term="strain" data-rx-definition="A strain is injury to a muscle or tendon. সহজ বাংলা: মাংসপেশি/টেনডনে টান।">Strain. Have one cup two times a day.

Other Facts

  • An infusion of the bark was, at least once, placed on a dog’s nose to improve its scenting capabilities during hunting.
  • Fruits were administered as diuretics to horses.
  • Young men of the Omaha tribe used a perfume made from the fruits.

Side Effects of Prickly Ash Bark

1. Gastrointestinal Problems

Common side effects for prickly ash bark include nausea or vomiting, according to “The Essential Herb-Drug-Vitamin Interaction Guide,” by George T. Grossberg and Barry Fox. Prickly ash also may irritate the gastrointestinal tract, which can worsen infectious or inflammatory gastrointestinal ailments.

2. Photo sensitivity

Using prickly ash can cause photosensitivity, meaning that it makes your skin sensitive to sunlight, according to Grossberg and Fox.

3. Allergy

It’s possible to have an allergic reaction to prickly ash, advises the “Handbook of Medicinal Herbs,” by James A. Duke. If you experience one, you should quit using the supplement immediately and seek medical attention. Other names for this tree include angelica tree, suterberry, pepperwood, wild orange and Hercules’ club. Northern and southern prickly ash plants are similar, with the southern variety growing taller than the northern, according to Purdue University in Indiana. Prickly ash is part of the Rutaceae, or rue family, which also includes the kumquat, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

4. Low Blood Pressure

Prickly ash can cause low blood pressure, technically called hypotension. You also increase risk of bleeding when you use prickly ash along with herbs that affect platelet aggregation, or the ability of blood to clot, according to Grossberg and Fox. Bleeding and bruising risk is raised when you take prickly ash with certain drugs as well, such as warfarin, heparin, tinzaparin and aspirin.

5. Drug Interactions

Prickly ash may interfere with your ability to absorb drugs meant to replenish your iron stores or hemoglobin, according to Grossberg and Fox. Examples include iron-dextran complex, polysaccharide-iron complex, ferric gluconate and ferrous sulfate.

 


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    Do tests after clinical assessment. Avoid unnecessary tests, random antibiotics, or repeated medicines without diagnosis.

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    If symptoms worsen, new warning signs appear, or treatment is not helping, return for review quickly.

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    DefinitionAs the name suggests, quail eggs are the eggs laid by several species of quail, which are in the order Galliformes.  Quail are actually a mid-sized birds found...

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  5. Pumpernickel Bread – Health Benefits of Pumpernickel Bread

    DefinitionPumpernickel is a heavy and slightly sweet rye bread which is made with coarsely ground rye and sourdough starter. It is made with the combination of whole rye...

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  6. Frog Leg – Health Benefits of Frog legs

    DefinitionThe frog is a member of a carnivorous group of short-bodied and tailless amphibians in the order Aura. They are distributed widely, ranging from tropics to...

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  7. Taro Leaf – Health Benefits of Taro leaves

    DefinitionTaro leaves are heart-shaped and is medium to large in size measuring 40 centimeters in length and 20 centimeters in width. Leaves are smooth and dark...

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  8. Ashwagandha, Poison gooseberry, Ayurvedic Ginseng, Wintercherry, Ghoda Asoda

    DefinitionAshwagandha is perhaps the Solanaceae family also as its medical title is Withania somnifera. It’s called Indian ginseng or maybe winter cherry. In Sanskrit, it’s known...

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  9. Indian gooseberry, Amla, Emblica officinaliis

    DefinitionIndian gooseberry (Amla) is definitely the sour fruit of the Emblica Officinalis tree and is also identified mainly in India in addition to exotic Southeast Asia....

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  10. Lemon grass powder, Cymbopogon citratum

    DefinitionLemon grass powder is actually a seasoning produced from dried out fragrant lemon grass. Also referred to as Cymbopogon citratum, it really is traditionally used in...

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