Steinmetz:Ailanthus
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Ailanthus glandulosa
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Simarubaceae
- English Names
- Ailanto
- Tree-of-Heaven
- Chinese Sumach
- Japanese Varnish tree
- Natural Habitat
- Northern China
- Japan
- India
- Europe (including Great Britain)
- U. S. A.
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- bark: ailanthin
- tannin
- mucilage
- resin; leaf: quercetin
- Action
- bark: antispasmodic
- cardiac
- depressant
- astringent
- deobstruent
- vermifuge
- antiseptic
- emetic-cathartic
- anti-diarrhetic
- toxic. The leaves are used for feeding the wild silkworm.
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