Zanthoxylum gilletii, the East African satinwood, is a tree species in the genus Zanthoxylum found in Africa.

The fruits are used to produce the spice uzazi.

The alkaloid nitidine can be isolated from the plant.

[3] The lignan sesamin, the N-isobutylamide γ-sanshool, the acridone alkaloids 1-hydroxy-3-methoxy-N-methylacridone, arborinine, xanthoxoline and 1-hydroxy-3-methoxyacridone can also be extracted from the bark[4] as well as the alkaloids oblongine, tembetarine and magnoflorine and the flavonoid hesperidin.

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