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Evenley Wood – The Toothache Tree

Here is a fascinating tree to be found in Evenley Wood. Evenley Wood Garden is in Northamptonshire NN13 5SH info@evenleywoodgarden.co.uk

This is Zanthoxylum Americanum known as The Toothache Tree It is from E  North America The twigs and fruits are said to have been chewed by the Native North Americans to alleviate toothache, the acrid juice having a numbing effect.

Makes you. Wonder might be worth growing one seeing as getting a dental appointment is near impossible these days!!!

Hope of interest. Michael Hunt

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