Ache Wood
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- 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
Related Species
Uses
- Cultivation
- Ache wood is common enough that it is not specifically cultivated.
- Culinary
- Medicinal
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- 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
