Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum nitidum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

Plants are slightly toxic[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. The pounded plant has been placed in water to stupefy fish[ 654 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 47 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1966 ISBN Description A treatment of the Malaysian species of Zanthoxylum, amongst other articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum nitidum is a prickly, erect or scrambling shrub with spreading branches, sometimes becoming a woody climber[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 283 Title Medicinal Plants in Vietnam Publication Author Nguyen Van Dan & Doan Thi Nhu Publisher World Health Organisation Year 1989 ISBN 92 9061 101 4 Description An excellent book, giving information on over 200 plants, their medicinal compounds and applications. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild, mainly for medicinal use. It is also sometimes cultivated as a hedge plant.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, southern Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, N. Australia

HabitatShrubby thickets[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Rain forests and thickets; at elevations up to 1,100 metres in Malesia and up to 1,400 metres in continental Asia[ 654 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 47 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1966 ISBN Description A treatment of the Malaysian species of Zanthoxylum, amongst other articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].