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Camptotheca (happy tree, cancer tree, or tree of life) is a genus of medium-sized deciduous trees growing to 20 metres (66 ft) tall, native to southern China and Tibet. The genus is usually included in the tupelo family Nyssaceae, but sometimes included (with the tupelos) in the dogwood family Cornaceae.
==Uses==
{{Uses|common colds}}, {{Uses|psoriasis}}, {{Uses|digestive problems}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|brain tumors}}, {{Uses|liver cancer}}, {{Uses|leukemia}}<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Wood}}, {{Parts Used|bark}}, {{Parts Used|leaf}}, {{Parts Used|fruit}}
==Chemical Composition==
Chemical analysis of xi shu has revealed that it contains camptothecine, a pentacyclic quinoline alkaloid<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown|With hooked hairs|}}
===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==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
As aforementioned, xi shu (Camptotheca acuminata) is native to China and Tibet. This tree grows most excellently in places having warm and damp climatic conditions<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Odermennig.jpg
File:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpg
Image:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.herbs2000.com/herbs/herbs_xi_shu.htm "herbs2000.com"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://web.archive.org/web/20131226161459/http://www.wildflowers-guide.com/39-agrimony.html "wayback machine"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
https://medicinalplants101.blogspot.in/2014/01/camptotheca-aka-cancer-tree.html
https://books.google.co.in/books?id=3sPwKo3b3cUC&pg=PA353&lpg=PA353&dq=plantscamptotheca+acuminata&source=bl&ots=GFb747A683&sig=v_Vmxt8FEqxEhW8Mxwcz6YjOmRE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwif7_mz4cDaAhWGqY8KHetQBiIQ6AEITTAD#v=onepage&q=plantscamptotheca%20acuminata&f=false
http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200014692
http://www.theplantlist.org/browse/A/Cornaceae/Camptotheca/
[[Category:Herbs]]
