Zanthoxylum nitidum

Zanthoxylum nitidum
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]
  • Fagara hamiltoniana (Wall.) Engl.
  • Fagara nitida Roxb.
  • Fagara warburgii Perkins
  • Zanthoxylum hamiltonianum Wall.
  • Zanthoxylum hirtellum Ridl.
  • Zanthoxylum torvum F. Muell.
Zanthoxylum nitidum in Hong Kong

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. 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.
  2. Bhattacharya, Sanjib and M. Kamaruz Zaman. (2009). Pharmacognostical evaluation of Zanthoxylum nitidum bark. International Journal of PharmTech Research 1:2 292-98.
  3. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  4. Germplasm Resources Information Network
  5. 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.
  6. 1 2 Flora of China
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Jing, C., Qun, X., and J. Rohrer. (2012). Determination of nitidine chloride, toddalolactone, and chelerythrine chloride by HPLC Thermo Fisher Scientific.
  11. 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.
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