Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Common Pricklyash
Delaware, Oklahoma - Drug, Tonic
Use documented by:
Tantaquidgeon, Gladys, 1942, A Study of Delaware Indian Medicine Practice and Folk Beliefs, Harrisburg. Pennsylvania Historical Commission, page 80
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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: Delaware, Oklahoma
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Tonic
Notes: Bark used alone and in compound as a tonic.
RECRD: 97475 id: 44317