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Northern prickly ash

Herbal medicine
A deciduous shrub that contains alkaloids, coumarins, resins, tannins and volatile oil. Prickly ash bark and berries have a long tradition among herbalists; they are regarded as carminative, diuretic and vasodilatory, and have been used for toothaches, rheumatic pain, and may protect against cancer.

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El subgrupo A1 abarca los meses de setiembre a diciembre de 2011 y en orden decreciente de importancia se caracterizo por la presencia de Sebastiania en octubre (41.5 %), noviembre (61.9%) y diciembre (78.5%), seguido por Zanthoxylum en setiembre (49.8 %) y Blepharocalyx salicifolius con valores entre 2.74% y 29% durante todo el periodo.

Recurso polinifero utilizado por Apis mellifera (Himenoptera: Apidae) en un area de bosque subtropical del noroeste de Argentina

Herm., Acacia amentacea, Zanthoxylum fagara, Leu-cophyllum frutescens y Forestiera angustifolia Torr.

Caracterizacion del habitat de Amoreuxia wrightii (Bixaceae), una especie en peligro de extincion en el noreste de Mexico/Habitat characterization of Amoreuxia wrightii (Bixaceae), a species of Northeastern Mexico at risk

Setzer, "Bioactivity and chemical composition of the leaf essential oils of Zanthoxylum rhoifolium and Zanthoxylum setulosum from Monteverde, Costa Rica," Natural Product Research, vol.

In Vitro Evaluation of Essential Oils Derived from Piper nigrum (Piperaceae) and Citrus limonum (Rutaceae) against the Tick Rhipicephalus (Boophilus) microplus (Acari: Ixodidae)

Tanaka et al., "Amides from huajiao, pericarps of Zanthoxylum bungeanum MAXIM," Chemical and Pharmaceutical Bulletin, vol.

Quantitative Identification of Adulterated Sichuan Pepper Powder by Near- Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled with Chemometrics

serricorne of essential oils from six Zanthoxylum species, including Zanthoxylum armatum, Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum, Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum var.

Chemical Composition of Essential Oils from Six Zanthoxylum Species and Their Repellent Activities against Two Stored-Product Insects

Most important from the conservation point of view were Debregeasia salicifolia, Zanthoxylum armatum, Hypericum oblongifolium, Astragalus psilocentros, Cotoneaster microphyllus, C.

FLORISTIC STUDIES OF ANGIOSPERMS OF RAWALAKOT AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR PAKISTAN

Watson Cruceto Tree Rutaceae Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg.

Structure and diversity of a submontane scrub community in Tamaulipas, Mexico/Estructura y diversidad de una comunidad de matorral submontano en Tamaulipas, Mexico /Estrutura e diversidade de uma comunidade de matagal submontane em Tamaulipas, Mexico

Abbreviations: MQEO, Fruits essential oil of Zanthoxylum myriacanthum var.

Protective effect of the essential oil of Zanthoxylum myriacanthum var. pubescens against dextran sulfate sodium-induced intestinal inflammation in mice

In the group of constant species the macaguey (toad) is the main specie, and as subdominant there are lirio amarillo or suchel (Plumeria emarginata), ayua de sierra (Zanthoxylum cubense), chicharron (Drypetes mucronata), bone (Drypetes alba), yuraguana (Coccothrinax elegans) and Tabebuia bibracteolata.

Forest typology of broadleaf forests from Sierra Maestra, Eastern Cuba/Tipologia forestal de los bosques latifolios de la Sierra Maestra, Cuba Oriental

For example, to create its latest anti-hair-loss lines, Softt, a local brand, created a patented formulary containing extracts of Rhizoma chuanxiong and Zanthoxylum piperitum.

Hair care marketers find a niche in mature markets

cablin oil was one of four [along with Cymbopogon nardus (citronella), Syzygium aromaticum (clove), and Zanthoxylum limonella (Thai name: makaen)] undiluted oils to yield an effect, 2 hours of full repellency.