Zanthoxylum schinifolium

Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Family:Zanthoxylum schinifolium; Anaesthetic; Diuretic; Parasiticide; Stimulant; Tonic; Vasodilator.
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The pericarp is anaesthetic diuretic parasiticide and vasodilator. It is used in the treatment of gastralgia and dyspepsia due to cold with vomiting diarrhoea abdominal pain ascariasis and dermal diseases. It has a local anaesthetic action and is parasiticide against the pork tapeworm (Taenia solium). The pericarp contains geraniol. In small doses this has a mild diuretic action though large doses will inhibit the excretion of urine. There is a persistent increase in peristalsis at low concentration but inhibition at high concentration. The resin contained in the bark and especially in that of the roots is powerfully stimulant and tonic.

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