Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Edibility

4/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant is toxic[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. No more details.

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a deciduous shrub or small tree that can grow 3 - 7 metres tall. The plant is often harvested from the wild and is also often cultivated in parts of China for its fruit. This is a source of Sichuan pepper, much used as a flavouring and also having medicinal applications.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - China (widespread from the northeast and central China to the south).

HabitatWaysides and thickets; at elevations up to 2,000 metresa[ 109 Title Plantae Wilsonae. Vol 1 - 3 Publication Author Wilson. E. H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher University Press; Cambridge. Year 1911 - 1917 ISBN Description Details of the palnts collected by the plant collector E. H. Wilson on his travels in China. Gives some habitats. Not for the casual reader. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. Found in a wide range of habitats; at elevations up to 3,200 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].