Rutaceae Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Common Pricklyash
Comanche - Drug, Febrifuge
Use documented by:
Jones, David E., 1968, Comanche Plant Medicine, Papers in Anthropology 9:1-13, page 6
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Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
Scientific name: Zanthoxylum americanum P. Mill.
USDA symbol: ZAAM (
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Common names: Common Pricklyash
Family: Rutaceae
Family (APG): Rutaceae
Native American Tribe: Comanche
Use category: Drug
Use sub-category: Febrifuge
Notes: Infusion of pulverized roots used for fever.
RECRD: 46044 id: 44310