Description

Prickly-ash, the common Zanthoxylum americanum, common pricklyash, common prickly ash or northern prickly-ash, is an aromatic shrub or small tree native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada.
prickly ash is a plant. The bark and berry are used to make medicine. Southern prickly ash is used for

• menstrual cramps,
• blood circulation problems in the legs (intermittent claudication)
• and in the fingers (Raynaud’s syndrome),
• ongoing joint pain,
• toothache,
• sores,
• ulcers