Zanthoxylum chalybeum
East African tree used by Maasai and other pastoralist communities for malaria, cough, and toothache. Bark chewed for dental pain (numbing effect from alkylamides). Contains pellitorine and chelerythrine. Important Maasai traditional medicine.
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Blood thinners, antimalarials.
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Mouth numbing. GI upset. Bitter.
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