Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.

Common Pricklyash

Alabama - Drug, Toothache Remedy

Use documented by:
Taylor, Linda Averill, 1940, Plants Used As Curatives by Certain Southeastern Tribes, Cambridge, MA. Botanical Museum of Harvard University, page 35

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Scientific name: Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ZAAM (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Common Pricklyash
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Alabama
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Toothache Remedy
Notes: Inner bark put into cavity and packed around the tooth for toothaches.

RECRD: 97461 id: 44299