Zanthoxylum clava-herculisToothache Tree
A native tree that bites back, and can numb a toothache. Zanthoxylum clava-herculis, the toothache tree or Hercules' club, is a small to medium deciduous tree of the citrus family, native along the coastal Southeast from Virginia to Florida and Texas. The genus name Zanthoxylum means yellow wood, and the species clava-herculis, the club of Hercules, names the stout, spiny, club-shaped trunk that is the tree's signature.
- Hardiness
- Zones 6–10
- Light
- Full Sun / Part Shade
- Height
- 20–35 ft.
- Spread
- 12–15 ft.
- Bloom
- Yellow
- Plant type
- Tree
- Traditional use
- pain relief, digestive health, topical applications
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