Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum americanum
About Prickly Ash
Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum americanum) is a herb used in the Western Herbalism tradition to help with Circulation, Arthritis, Digestive Issues, and Pain, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Zanthoxylum americanum, the common prickly-ash, common pricklyash, common prickly ash or northern prickly-ash (also sometimes called toothache tree, yellow wood, or suterberry), is an aromatic shrub or small tree native to central and eastern portions of the United States and Canada. It is the northernmost New World species in the citrus (Rutaceae) family, and is the type species in its genus, which includes sichuan pepper. It can grow to 10 meters (33 ft) tall with a diameter...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist