Shinyleaf Prickly Ash
Latin name: Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC.
Family: Rutaceae
Part Used: Root
Properties: Taste bitter, pungent, neutral in nature
Actions:Promotes blood circulation and removes blood stasis, promotes qi and relieves pain, dispels wind and dredges collaterals, detoxifies and reduces swelling
Usage:Fall injuries, stomachache, toothache, rheumatic arthralgia, poisonous snake bites