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Ailanthus excelsa - Aralu, Indian tree of heaven
Ailanthus excelsa, commonly known as tree of heaven, is a large deciduous tree found in India and Sri Lanka. In Tamil, it is also known as Pi-Nari Maram due to its disagreeable odour.There are many related species in Ailanthus.
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Uses
migraines, headaches, vomiting, piles, burning sensation, perspiration problems, burning sensation in the vagina.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidine.[1]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Bende, dodabevu, dodda |
Hindi | Mahanimb, Maharukh |
Malayalam | Mattipongilyam, Peru, Perumaram |
Tamil | Perumaram, perumaruntu |
Telugu | pedda, peddamandu, peddamanu |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | aralu, araluka, araluvrksa |
English | Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto |
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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glabrous | sessile | The leaves are variable in shape and size |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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Unisexual | 2-4cm long | white–violet | 10-18 | Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome | s | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the semi-arid to wet tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 40°c, but can tolerate 4 - 47°c[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
western Himalayas, open woodland, moisty soil area.
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat migraines
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat headaches
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat vomiting
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat burning sensation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat perspiration problems
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat burning sensation in the vagina
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Herb
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Tuber segment
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of western Himalayas
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of open woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of moisty soil area
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