Research Article

Evaluation of Ethnopharmacological and Antioxidant Potential of Zanthoxylum armatum DC.

Table 1

Local names, part used, and ethnopharmacological uses of Z. armatum from different areas of Pakistan.

Botanical name/family nameArea of researchLocal namePart used/formulationEthnopharmacological usesReferences

Zanthoxylum armatum DC/RutaceaeDir Kohistan Valley, KPKDambaraFruits in powdered form are taken with boiled eggChest infection [21]
Fruit is taken by mixing with Mentha spp. and saltIndigestion
Buner, KPKDambaraSeedCholera, fever, and increasing saliva secretion
FruitCarminative, stomachache, and toothache[24]
Young shoots are used as toothbrushGum diseases
Tehsil Kabal, Swat District, KPKDambaraFruitStomach disorders[18]
Abbotabad District, KPKTimerDried fruit of Z. armatum in powder form, dried leaves of Mentha longifolia, seeds of Trachyspermum ammi, and black salt is taken with water three times a day for 3-4 days. Indigestion, cholera [23]
Twigs used as toothbrushToothache, gum problems
Swat, KPKDambaraFruit Antipyretic, stomach disorders[25]
Galliyat areas, District AbbotabadTimber, TimmerFruit Dyspepsia, stomachache, carminative [22]
BranchesToothache
Lesser-HimalayasTimberFruit in powdered formStomach disorders, cholera, gas problem, and piles [26]
Young branches used as toothbrushToothache, gum problems
Valley Alladand Dehri, District MalakandDambaraSeedsAromatic, tonic, cholera, fever, and toothache
FruitCarminative, stomachic[27]
Stem is used as miswakGum diseases