The Pepperwood tree lost to history, never ever! You may know it as tickle tongue or toothache tree. USDA recognizes its common name as prickly ash. Not quite by accident - I have known about this plant since childhood - I recently found relief from bursitis that had plagued me for over two years. The pain in my shoulder had become so severe I couldn't sleep; my shoulder so stiff I had to start carrying my billfold in my front pocket. I tried every over-the-counter medication my wife brought home with hardly any benefit. I started wondering about the medicinal properties of a little shrub, indigenous to the Red RiverValley that I had learned about as a child. One morning after a sleepless night I collected a piece of bark and rubbed it on my shoulder. Since that day I have not lost another night of sleep, I carry my billfold in my rear pocket, and my limberness on the dance floor is amazing. My friends wanted some bark ... I was killing my Pepperwood tree ... Read about my solution on the Wildwood Dean Snake Oil page.