Steinmetz:Zanthoxylum

Zanthoxylum hostile

Also known as (or relevant to) Zanthoxylum hostile Xanthoxylon hostile Family Rutaceae English Names Toothache tree Prickly Ash Natural Habitat Himalayas India Ceylon Part(s) Used Lignum Fructus Semen Gummi

Constituent(s) bark: essential oil resin; carpels: essential oil resin xanthoxylin Action pectoral sudorific tonic alterative stimulant aromatic; berry: aromatic used as a substitute for pepper

Zanthoxylum fraxineum

Also known as (or relevant to) Zanthoxylum fraxineum Zanthoxylum americanum (carolinianum) Zanthoxylum clava-Herculis (and other species) Family Rutaceae English Names Prickly Ash Toothache tree Hercules Club Natural Habitat North America Part(s) Used Cortex Xanthoxyli Fructus Xanthoxyli

Constituent(s) xanthoxylin essential oil tannin resin sugar bitter principle Action bark: diuretic sudorific stimulant nervine alterative tonic cardiac; berry: used for the same purposes as the bark but considered to be more active also antispasmodic and carminative. The drug is a specific for the nervous system and the mucous membranes