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Winged Prickly Ash, Prickly ash, Tumbru, Toothache Tree

Zanthoxylum armatum

Notes:

This thorny tree is used as a walking stick by Hindu sanyasis. Its believed that this tree or carrying a branch would keep safe from snakes. The tree is used for medicines and leaves are eaten raw which tastes bitter.

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Hi Sukanya, i will get the Hindi name. Usually the local names are useless to search so I skip it.

SukanyaDatta
SukanyaDatta 7 years ago

Do you know the Hindi name or any name in any Indian language, Chief?

Uttarakhand, India

Spotted on May 7, 2016
Submitted on Jul 1, 2016

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