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| Zanthoxylum limonella |
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| Kam chat, kam chat ton, mak khaen, luk lamat, mak mat (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 115), ma khwaen, ba khwaen, ba khaen (Northern), phrik hom (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 2005, p. 185) | |
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| Tree 10-15 m. high, branches out very well. Leaves simple, ovate. Inflorescence. Fruit round like peppercorn, red shell, bursts open when mature. Seeds small, round, black. Propagated by seeds. (Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp., 2005, p. 185) | |
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No nutritional information available. Young leaves are eaten with namphrik plara or lap. Dried seeds are used in lap, lu and yam. Fresh or dried seeds are crushed and added to kaeng phak kat, fresh seeds are more fragrant. (Prathan Nanchaisin, personal communication, July 3, 2007; Siriwit Chamrat, personal communication, June 15, 2007) |
Leaves have a spicy hot taste, used for treatment of gum diseases or toothache.
Seeds are spicy hot and fragrant, good for relieving dizziness, improves blood and heart, gastritis, used as a diuretic, to balance the elements, as an anti-toxicant and treats swelling, cures ganorrhea.
Roots and bark are spicy hot and bitter. Good for gastritis, dizziness, nausea, stimulates menstrual flow. (Wut Wuthithamwet, 1997, p. 115)
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Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp. (2005). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Nuea. Phennapha Sapcharoen, ed. (2nd ed). Nonthaburi: Center for Text Development of Thai National Medicine. (in thai). Wut Wuthithamwet. (1997). Saranukrom Samunphria: Ruam Lak Phesatchakam Thai. Bangkok: Odeon Store. (in thai). |
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