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[[File:Ailanthus excelsa 112.JPG|thumb|right|'''Ailanthus excelsa''']]
 
'''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==
{{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}, {{Uses|Chronic dysentery}}, {{Uses|Worm infestationAsthama}}, {{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==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Roots}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>.
==Chemical Composition==
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==
{{Common names|kn=Bende, Dodabevu, DoddaMahanimba|ml=Mattipongilyam, Peru, Perumaram|sa=Aralu, Araluka, Araluvrksa|ta=Perumaram, Perumaruntu|te=Pedda, Peddamandu, Peddamanu|hi=Mahanimb, Maharukh|en=Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|pinnatePinnate|Oblong-lanceolate|Leaflets are subopposite, leaf Apex is Acuminate, leaf Base is Oblique and leaf Margin is irregularly toothed-sublobate}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Terminal panicles|0.75 cm. long and 1 cm|cream Cream coloured|8-10|Flowering from January-March}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|samaraSamara|5 x 1.3 cm||prominently Prominently nerved, membranous|seed Seed 1|Fruiting from January-March}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaDadimavaleha]] as ''root juice extract''* [[Brihat Gangadhara churna]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
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 growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Field border}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry Deciduous forest}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
 
<references>
<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>
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[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Simaroubaceae]]
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