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Prickly Ash
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PRICKLY ASH
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Liquid extract of dried tree bark (no adhering wood).
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Actions: Stimulating alterative tonic
to the nervous and circulatory systems (but does not excite nor agitate).
Enhances secretions and general metabolism. Stimulates flow of saliva
and digestive juices, increases appetite and enhances digestion; carminative.
Enhances immune system function; antirheumatic. Diaphoretic.
Uses: All conditions of marked atony and deficient
secretions; torpor and catarrh of mucous membranes; chronic dyspepsia
and catarrhal gastritis; flatulent colic. Sluggish blood and lymphatic
circulation; cold skin and extremities; intermittent claudication and
Raynaud's syndrome. Alterative in skin diseases (e.g., eczema, psoriasis).
Weak nerve force. Sexual problems associated with chronic torpor of
sexual glands and organs. To potentiate action of other immune system
herbs (e.g., Echinacea, Burdock). Arthritis, rheumatism and gout. Tonic
in slow recuperation from depleting illness. Fevers, colds and flu.
Dose: Take 30 to 40 drops, 2 to 4 times per day.
Cautions: Taking drops undiluted may cause nausea.
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