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 Annexea, 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.

Rarity: Very Common
Distribution: Found throughout Western Annexea from Tropical to Sub-arctic latitudes. Ache wood grows best in temperate zones with good soil and moderate precipitation.
Life Cycle

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.