In the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge Vol. 7(4), October 2008, pp. 581-586, an article titled, “Herbal remedies among the Khasi traditional healers and village folks in Meghalaya” provides first hand information on the herbal remedies practiced by the rural folks of Meghalaya. During the study, out of several known herbal plants 54 plant species [including Zanthoxylum acanthopodium] belonging to 53 genera and 38 families were found to be used by the local medicine men and village folks to cure various ailments.
Zanthoxylum acanthopodium (a.k.a. Andaliman)
Plant appearance: is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs and have yellow heartwood
Parts used: fruit and bark
Therapeutic uses: fruits are used for treating digestive, asthma and bronchitis, relieving pain, heart disease, mouth diseases, teeth and throat, as well for treating diarrhea. Andaliman fruits extracts have been reported to have antimicrobial activity, antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, xanthine oxidase inhibitor, and to possess cytotoxic activity.
Precautions: None known but do further research before using in essential oil form.
There are no recipes today as it was difficult to find even this information on it. I did find it in it’s “pepper form” and am including a photo of it with useful information on the label.