Zanthoxylum nitidum
| Zanthoxylum nitidum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. nitidum |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC.[1][2] | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Zanthoxylum nitidum is a species of flowering plant in the citrus family. Common names include shiny-leaf prickly-ash.[4] In Assamese it is known as tez-mui[1] and tejamool.[5] It is also called liang mian zhen.[6]
Distribution
Z. nitidum can be found in South China, southeast Asia, and northern Australia. It is one of thirteen Zanthoxylum species found in India.[1]
Appearance
Z. nitidum is a "morphologically variable" prickly shrub.[1] It is aromatic. It is sometimes a climbing plant. The leaves are made up of several leathery oval leaflets which are up to 12 by 8 centimeters (5 by 3 inches) in size. Flowers, which occur in the leaf axils, have yellow-green petals a few millimeters long. The fruit is a red-brown follicle.[6]
Uses
Z. nitidum is used as an insecticide and a piscicide.[1]
In India and Nepal, the fruits are used as a condiment.[7] It has been added to toothpaste to enhance its efficacy.[8]
Z. nitidum is one several species of Zanthoxylum that are used in traditional medicine in various parts of the world.[9]
Chemical constituents
The plant contains the chemical compounds nitidine, toddalolactone, and chelerythrine.[10][11]
The essential oil, at least from some varieties, contains limonene and geraniol.[7]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Bhattacharya, S., Zaman, M. Kamaruz, and Ghosh, Ashoke K. (2009). Histological and physico-chemical evaluation of Zanthoxylum nitidum stem bark. Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13 540-47.
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Sanjib and M. Kamaruz Zaman. (2009). Pharmacognostical evaluation of Zanthoxylum nitidum bark. International Journal of PharmTech Research 1:2 292-98.
- ↑ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
- ↑ Germplasm Resources Information Network
- ↑ Bhattacharya, Sanjib and K. Zaman. (2012). Protective effect of Zanthoxylum nitidum bark in chemical and stress induced gastric mucosal lesions in male albino rats. International Journal of Pharmacology. 8(5) 450-54.
- 1 2 Flora of China
- 1 2 Bhattacharya, Sanjib and Kamaruz Zaman. (2009). Essential oil composition of fruits and leaves of Zanthoxylum nitidum grown in upper Assam region of India. Pharmacognosy Research 1:3 148-51.
- ↑ Negi, J. S., et al. (2011). Chemical constituents and biological activities of the genus Zanthoxylum: A review. African Journal of Pure and Applied Chemistry. 5:12 412-16.
- ↑ Patiño, L. O. J., Prieto, R. J. A., and S. L. E. Cuca. (2012). Zanthoxylum genus as potential source of bioactive compounds. In: Bioactive Compounds in Phytomedicine I. Rasooli, Ed.
- ↑ Jing, C., Qun, X., and J. Rohrer. (2012). Determination of nitidine chloride, toddalolactone, and chelerythrine chloride by HPLC Thermo Fisher Scientific.
- ↑ Zhang, S; Yao, Y; Liu, C (2001). "Determination of nitidine in different parts of Zanthoxylum nitidum". Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials (in Chinese). 24 (9): 649–50. PMID 11799776.