Ache Wood

About

Common Names

Ache Wood, Aic Tru (Waejir)

Ache Wood is named for the pain relieving qualities of the inner bark.

Classification

Shrub

Description

A woody shrub of Western Anexea, which grows in nearly any climate. It grows as multiple trunks, with non-paired branching. The leaves of ache wood shrubs are tri-lobal, with a fuzzy underside, and a network of veins. It flowers in the spring, forming 2-3 centimeter catkins. The bark of the ache wood is smooth and grey-green in colour, with horizontal white tick marks. The inner bark is a soft rust brown layer, which is easily scraped from the bark once removed from the trunk and branches.

Ache wood shrubs reach 3-4 metres in height and have a canopy spread of nearly 5 metres.

Ecology

Rarity

Very Common

Distribution

Found throughout Western Anexea from Tropical to Sub-arctic latitudes. Ache wood grows best in temperate zones with good soil and moderate precipitation.

Life Cycle

Uses

Cultivation

Ache wood is common enough that it is not specifically cultivated.

Culinary

Medicinal

• Antinauseant and Analgesic - The inner bark of this plant can be boiled into syrup useful for treating nausea, and as a topical analgesic for mouth ailments or joint and muscle pain.

Other

History

Cultural

Religious

See Also

Ache Wood Syrup (recipe)