Herb latin name: Zanthoxylum nitidum


Family: Rutaceae (Rue Family, Citrus Family)



Medicinal use of Zanthoxylum nitidum:

The root is anodyne, antiphlogistic, carminative, depurative. The plant is analgesic and antirheumatic. The resin contained in the bark, and especially in that of the roots, is powerfully stimulant and tonic.

Description of the plant:



Plant:
Evergreen
Climber

Habitat of the herb:

Shrubby thickets.

Other uses of Zanthoxylum nitidum:

The plant is used as an insecticide, it is also toxic to fish.

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 nitidum:

Shrubby thickets.

Known hazards of Zanthoxylum nitidum:

Plants are slightly toxic.

Plant information taken from the Plants For A Future.