Wildlife & Flora
Prickly Ash
Prickly Ash (Zanthoxylum nepalense) is a wildlife & flora sighting recorded around Lukla, Chheplung, Thado Koshi.
- Scientific name
- Zanthoxylum nepalense
- Local name
- Timur
- Category
- Wildlife & Flora
The berries of this plant is used to produce a spice called Timur which is widely used in high altitudes. The spice extract and the raw berries are also used to cure toothache and stomach aches.
