- 가시나무, Prickly ash
. 학명; Zanthoxylum americanum
. 개요; 북미원산의 관목
. 효능; 진통제, 발한제, 자극제, 각성제
. 사용법; 우리거나 다려서, 팅크
1 학명과 약용부위
- 학명; Zanthoxylum americanum
- 약용부위
. Bark, fruit.
. 껍질, 열매
2 통명
- 영어; Toothache bush, toothache tree, yellow wood.
- 한글; 가시나무
3 개요
- 북미원산의 관목
. 습한 토양에서 자생
- 줄기; 6미터내외로 성장
. 잎; 난형이나 타원형으로 어긋나게
. 가시; 1센티이내로 가지에 형성
- 꽃; 4월경 황색으로 개화
. 열매; 반짝이는 검은 씨앗을 포함하는 장과형 캡슐
Prickly ash is a native North American shrub or tree, growing from 10 to 25 feet high in damp soils from Canada to Virginia and Nebraska. As the name indicates, the branchlets bear prickles up to 1/2 inch long. The leaves are alternate and oddpinnate, with 5 to 11 ovate or elliptic leaflets that are softly hairy beneath. Small, yellowish-green flowers grow in axillary clusters during April and May, before the leaves appear. The fruit is a small, berry-like capsule containing one or more shiny black seeds.
4 효능
- 진통제, 발한제, 자극제, 각성제
. 껍질; 치통치료
- 세척제; 속껍질을 삶아서
- 류머티즘; 껍질과 과일로
. 헛배부름과 소화불량에도 사용
Anodyne, diaphoretic, irritant, stimulant. Prickly ash bark was a toothache remedy for both Indians and white men in earlier times. It is not clear whether relief was due to an actual effect on the pain or the distraction of attention caused by irritation produced by the bark. Some Indians also boiled the inner bark to make a wash for itching skin. Both the bark and the fruit have been used to treat rheumatism. Prickly ash is also said to be good for stomach problems, such as flatulence and poor digestion.
5 사용법
- 우리거나 다리기; 1컵의 물에 1티스푼
. 하루 1컵 음용
- 팅크; 5-20방울 복용
Infusion or Decoction; Use 1 tsp. dried bark or berries with 1 cup water. Take 1 cup a day.
Tincture; A dose is 5 to 20 drops.