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{{stub}} [[File:Ailanthus altissima 002excelsa 112.JPG|thumb|right|'''Ailanthus altissimaexcelsa''']] '''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.

{{Uses|migrainesDropsy}}., {{Uses|Sore throat}}, {{Uses|Chronic dysentery}}, {{Uses|Asthama}}, {{Uses|Swellings}}, {{Uses|Haemorrhoid}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Catarrh}}, {{Uses|Anorexia}}, {{Uses|Flatulence}}, {{Uses|Abdominal discomfort}}, {{Uses|Eczema}}, {{Uses|Dental caries}}, {{Uses|Bleeding guns}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Eye diseases}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Migraines}}<ref name="Uses"/>

{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.

MalanthineAilanthione, Bglaucarubinone and a mixture of glaucarubol 15-Sitosterolisovalerate and Dehydroglaucarubol, Isovalerate were found to be the compounds responsible for the antitumor and cytotoxic activities of extracts of the root bark of Ailanthus Excelsa.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=BendeDodabevu, dodabevu, doddaMahanimba|ml=Mattipongilyam, Peru, Perumaram|sa=araluAralu, aralukaAraluka, araluvrksaAraluvrksa|ta=Perumaram, perumaruntuPerumaruntu|te=peddaPedda, peddamanduPeddamandu, peddamanuPeddamanu|hi=Mahanimb, Maharukh|en=Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>

{{Habit|Deciduous Treetree}}

{{Leaf|Hunse likePinnate|Oblong-lanceolate|Oblong-lanceolate is SuboppositeLeaflets are subopposite, Leaf leaf Apex is Acuminate, Leaf leaf Base is Oblique and Leaf leaf Margin is Irregularly irregularly toothed-sublobate}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Terminal panicles|0.75 cm. long and 1 cm|greenish-yellowCream coloured|8-10|Flowering from January-March}}

{{Fruit|oblong samaraSamara|7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in5 x 1.) long pome3 cm||prominently Prominently nerved, membranous|seed Seed 1|Fruiting from January-March}}

* [[Vishatinduka TailaDadimavaleha]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Brihat Gangadhara churna]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>

Seeds should be sown in well draining porous media, either in raised nursery beds or polybags. After broadcasting the seeds, they should be covered with a thin layer of sand and kept moist but not excessively. Germination starts 8-14 days later. 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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Field border}}, {{Commonly seen|Wet areaDry Deciduous forest}}.

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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://easyayurvedaJournal Paper from National Library of Medicine - Potential anticancer agents vi.com/2015/06/30/aralu-ailanthus-Constituents of Ailanthus excelsa/ "major chemical constituents"](Simaroubaceae)</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31019 "Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropicalvikaspedia.theferns.infoin/agriculture/forestry/tree-crops/viewtropical.php?id=Ailanthus+ailanthus-excelsa "Cultivation Details]</ref><ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/06/30/aralu-ailanthus-excelsa/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref><ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda Medicinal Plants of Gadag Book Page no: 49</ref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.597, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref>