TIMUR (Zanthoxylum armatum)
TIMUR
Vernacular name: Timur
English name: Prickly ash, fire berry bush, toothache tree.
Botanical name: Zanthoxylum armatum
Family: Rutaceae
Parts used: Fruits
Habitat: It is found distributed in hot valleys of Himalayas at an altitude of 100-2100 m. It is found in Nepal, China and Japan.
Chemical constituents: Pipervine, citral, limonene etc.
Morphology:
-The plant is a shrub or a small tree upto 6 m height.
- it is with dense foliage, straight prickles are found on stems
-leaf is compound with 5-11 leaflets
-fruits are reddish black in color, seeds are solitaire and shining black
-flowers are polygamous and the color is yellow or green.
Uses:
-It is used in asthma, cold, cough, diarrhea, dyspepsia and toothache.
-It is also used as sedative and anti-infective.
-It is considered to be carminative and stomachic drug.
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