Steinmetz:Ailanthus

Ailanthus glandulosa

Also known as (or relevant to) Ailanthus glandulosa 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 Lignum Flores

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.