OVERVIEW:
Prickly ash is a lemon-scented woody shrub in the citrus family also known as Szechuan Pepper that has distinctive spiny lumps on the bark with a bitter and astringent taste. Traditionally, it's most common use had been for toothache relief by chewing the bark to ease toothache pain and it also became known as the “toothache tree” because it worked so well at improving the condition. Today we understand that the prickly ash bark has active properties that are anti-fungal, painkilling, and can improve circulation in a specific, targeted area which also promotes healthy joints.
LATIN:
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
ORIGIN:
USA
CULTIVATION:
Wildharvested
PARTS USED:
Dried Bark / Cut & Sifted
TISANE "HERBAL" TEA BREW TIMES:
Ground tisane teas and tea bags - Steep 2 to 5 minutes
Loose leaf tisane teas - Steep 3-5 minutes
Root and seed-based tisane teas - Steep 6-8 minutes
*Steep in newly boiling water (212ºF) to best release the health benefits.
