Herb latin name: Zanthoxylum beecheyanum


Family: Rutaceae (Rue Family, Citrus Family)



Medicinal use of Zanthoxylum beecheyanum:

The resin contained in the bark, and especially in that of the roots, is powerfully stimulant and tonic.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Deciduous
Shrub

Height:
80 cm
(2 feet)

Habitat of the herb:

Rocky places near seashores, also in mountains.

Edible parts of Zanthoxylum beecheyanum:

The fruit and bark are used as a condiment, a pepper substitute. The fruit is rather small but is produced in clusters which makes harvesting easy. Each fruit contains a single seed.

Propagation of the herb:

Seed - best sown in a greenhouse as soon as it is ripe in the autumn. Stored seed may requires up to 3 months cold stratification, though scarification may also help. Sow stored seed in a cold frame as early in the year as possible. Germination should take place in late spring, though it might take another 12 months. Prick out the seedlings into individual pots when they are large enough to handle and grow them on in a cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out in early summer. Cuttings of half-ripe wood, July/August in a frame. Root cuttings, 3cm long, planted horizontally in pots in a greenhouse. Good percentage. Suckers, removed in late winter and planted into their permanent positions.

Cultivation of Zanthoxylum beecheyanum:

Rocky places near seashores, also in mountains.

Known hazards of Zanthoxylum beecheyanum:

None known

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.