Indian Prickly Ash

At a glance

Origin / distribution: China, India

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Stomachic, Odontitis, Piscicide, Dentifrice

Science studied: BERBERINE, EO, GAMMA-FAGARINE, LINALOL

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Rutaceae

Scientific name: Zanthoxylum alatum

Common names: Indian Prickly Ash, Wartara Oil Tree, Ake, Chi Xuyên tiêu, Fagarier, Zanthoxylon, Knobwood Trees, Knobwoods, Limopuut, Perdepramme, Pricklyash, Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylum, Zanthoxylon, Fagarier, bodičasti jesen, prickly-ash, prickly-ashes, pricklyash, sitrusliaanit, Żółtodrzew, žltodrev, žlutodřev, Жёлтодревесник

History

The source record documents this plant in China, India.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Stomachic
• Odontitis
• Piscicide
• Dentifrice

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• China
• India

Documented cultural uses

• Stomachic
• Odontitis
• Piscicide
• Dentifrice

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Stomachic · China · "
• Odontitis · India · "
• Piscicide · India · "
• Dentifrice · India · "

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• <i>Zanthoxylum Alatum</i> Attenuates Chronic Restraint Stress Adverse Behavioral Effects Via the Mitigation of Oxidative Stress and Modulating the Expression of Genes Involved in Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in Mice. · 2022 source ↗
• Culturable endophytic <i>Pseudomonas fluorescens</i> Z1B4 isolated from <i>Zanthoxylum alatum</i> Roxb. with stress-tolerance and plant growth-promoting potential. · 2021 source ↗
• Zanthoxylum alatum Roxb. seed extract ameliorates stress aggravated DSS-induced ulcerative colitis in mice: Plausible role on NF-κB signaling axis. · 2021 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• BERBERINE
• EO
• GAMMA-FAGARINE
• LINALOL
• LINALYL-ACETATE
• MAGNOFLUORINE
• METHYL-N-NONYL-KETONE
• L-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE
• SABINENE
• SKIMMIANINE
• SPILANTHOL
• XANTHOPLANINE
• CITRAL
• GERANIOL
• DICTAMNINE
• METHYL-CINNAMATE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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