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Zanthoxylum oil – Ayurvedic medicine to treat various ailments

Ayurveda treats human to be a part of nature and believes that any disorder in our body is because of us not being in harmony with nature and recommends us to seek nature’s gifts to make ourselves better and healthier. One such gift from nature is Zanthoxylum plant commonly called as Prickly Ash which has been used for thousands of years to treat and cure various diseases and health issues. Zanthoxylum oil is the essential oil extracted from the fruits and leaves of this plant has very good medicinal properties and has a very pleasant floral aroma.
The benefits to health from this oil is numerous right from treating small wounds and burns till curing liver ailments and respiratory disorders. The oil has been used extensively to suppress toothaches, diarrhea, arthritis, cholera, dyspepsia and cardiac debility. It is a very good appetizer and helps in digestion. It has antioxidant and antibacterial characteristics which makes it an ideal alternative for ointments applied on wounds and cuts. The oil has been said to improve voice quality over regular usage. Apart from these uses, the oil is also used to treat skin diseases and fungal infections. Zanthoxylum oil serves as a disaster for 24 types of fungi and 3 vectors of mosquitoes as well.
Zanthoxylum oil is extracted by steam distillation of dried leaves and fruits of Zanthoxylum Armatum DC. It is light yellow in color and has a pleasant fragrance which is refreshing. Zanthoxylum oil contains linalool majorly and limonene, cineol and methyl cinematic. It is because of these components, zanthoxylum oil finds its use in fragrance and deodorant industries. Confectionery and soft drink industries also use this as flavoring agent. There is an emergent use of this oil in Aromatherapy to treat various ailments. This plant is very prominent in Tibetan region, Himalayan regions and Nepal.
All parts of these plants are used either as medicine or edible. Zanthoxylum oil is well recognized for its medicinal benefits and is available through online stores to any part of the world. Thus Zanthoxylum is a gift indeed from nature and is a much sought after- alternative medicine from Ayurveda. Organic farm Nepal produce natural Zanthoxylum oil if you interested to buy fell free to contact us.