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Prickly Ash
Common Name | Prickly Ash |
Genus / Species | Zanthoxylum americanum |
Part Used | Bark |
Energetics | Spicy, warm |
Meridians | Spleen, stomach |
Active Constituents | Alkaloids including chelerythrine Lignans including asarinin Glucosides Coumarins Malic acid Acrid resins |
Medicinal Uses | Strong stimulant Increases circulation / sweating Antirheumatic Carminative |