Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Common Pricklyash
Comanche - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Carlson, Gustav G. and Volney H. Jones, 1940, Some Notes on Uses of Plants by the Comanche Indians, Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts and Letters 25:517-542, page 524
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Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Scientific name: Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ZAAM (
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Common names: Common Pricklyash
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Comanche
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of bark taken for fever.
RECRD: 97470 id: 44309