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222. Zanthoxylon alatum, Roxb. h.f.b I., 
i. 493. Roxb. 717. 
Sans : — Tumburu. 
Vern Tejbal, tumru (H) ; Nepali dhania (B). Sungrukung 
(Lepcha) ; 
Habitat: — Hot valley of tbe Sub-tropical Himalaya; from 
Jamu to Bliotan ; Khasia Mountains. 
Hot valleys in forest undergrowtlis upto 6000ft. in Jau- 
nasar, Telui-Gurhwal and tbe Outer-Himalaya from above 
Rajpur, Dbarmigadh, Tons, and Bamsu valleys ; Korwa, Koti 
Forest (Kanjilal), Mongbyr. Kbasia and Naga bills, Hills of Vizi- 
gapatam and Ganjam. 
A sbrub or small tree almost entirely glabrous with a 
strong aromatic smell. Bark corky. Youug stems with thick 
conical prickles from a corky base. Wood close-grained, yellow, 
says Gamble, white, says Brandis. Prickles shining, strong, 
broad, flat on branchlets petioles and midrib ; thin on older 
branches, often on a corky base. Leaves alternate, imparipinnate, 
small. Leaflets 2-6 pair commonly ; petiole and rachis narrowly 
winged opposite, obtusely acuminate, more or less serrate, 1-3 byf 
by fin., elliptic-lanceolate, pellucid-punctate ; secondary nerves 
distinct. Flowers small, yellow, usually unisexual, in dense lateral 
panicles ; sparingly branched. Calyx 6-8-fid. Petals none. 
Stamens 6-8, much exceeding the Calyx. Anthers large. Fruit 
usually a solitary carpel dehiscing ventrally, size of a pepper 
corn, tubercled, strongly aromatic : rugous, red ; rarely 2-3. 
Parts used : — Seeds, bark and fruit. 
Uses : — Seeds and the bark are used as an aromatic tonic 
in fever, dyspepsia, and cholera ; the fruit as well as the 
branches and thorns are used as a remedy for tooth-ache, also 
deemed stomachic and carminative and employed to intoxicate 
fish. 
The carpels of the fruits, which resemble those of coriander, yield an 
essential oil, which is isomeric with turpentine and is somewhat similar to 
eucalyptus oil in odor and properties. The oil may be found to possess 
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