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{{stub}}[[File:Ankol (Marathi- अंकोळ) (5486093280).jpg|thumb|right|''Ankola'']]'''AṅkolahSage Leaved Alangium''' consist is a tall thorny tree native to India. It grows to a height of dried leaf of Alangium salviifolium (Linnabout 3 to 10 meters. FThe bark is ash colored, rough and faintly fissured.) WangThis tree is belongs to Alangiaceae family. Syn. A. lamarckii Thw.; (Fam. Alangiaceae)<ref name="Plant family"/>==Uses=={{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Back pain}}, {{Uses|Blood disorders}}, {{Uses|Rat bites}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pains}}, {{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Rabbit bites}}, a small tree found over the plains and foothills throughout India{{Uses|Dog bites}}.<ref name="Uses"/>

==Uses=Food==={{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dropsy}}, {{Uses|Hypertension}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Back pain}}, {{Uses|Blood disorders}}, {{Uses|Snake and Rat bites}}, {{Uses|Leprosy}}, {{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Vomiting}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic pains}}Ankola can be used in food. Ripe fruits are eaten raw<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>

Alkaloids (, Alangimarckine, deoxytubulosine, ankorine); , campesterol, episterol, stigmast-5,22,25-trien-3 β-ol, alangidiol and isoalangidiol. <ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|kn=Ankolimara, Ansaroli, Arinjil, Ankol, ಅಂಕೋಲೇ ಮರ|ml=Ankolam, Velittanti, Irinjil, Chemmaram|sa=Aṅkola, Dīrghakīla, Nikochaka, Tāmraphala, Gupta Sneha|ta=Alangi, Ankolum, Atikoevam|te=Ankolamu, Udagu, Urgen|hi=Ankol, Ankora, Dhera|en=Sage-leaved Alangiumalangium}}<ref name="Common names"/>

===Nutritional components===Ankola contains the Following nutritional components like Alkaloide - Alangimarckine, Ankorine, Alamarine, Alangimarine; Loganic acid and Alangiside, a monoterpenoid alkaloidal glucoside.<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/> 

{{Habit|Deciduous Treetree}}

{{Leaf|ParipinnateSimple|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiralArrangement is alternate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkWhite||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/fruiting is from February to June in axillary cymes or axillary pseudoracemesfascicles}}

{{Fruit|oblong podBerry|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled2-3 x 1-1.5 cm||Subglobose|seeds upto 51|Fruit turns red when ripe, Fruiting throughout the yearseason is: February to May}}

==How to plant/cultivateCultivation Details==Fruits are depulped and seeds planted in beds or polybags. Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soil and requires a position in full sun.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>. Ankola's availability period is from March to April<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.

{{Commonly seen|Lowland rainforest}}, {{Commonly seen|Riverine forest}}., {{Commonly seen|Dry forests}}

<ref name="Leaf">[ Morphology]</ref><ref name="MorphologyCommon names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/a/alangium-salviifolium-subsp-hexapetalum Common names]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropicalagritech.thefernstnau.infoac.in/viewtropicalforestry/forestry_nursery_alangium_salvifolium.html Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.php?idMaagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:45</ref><ref name="Uses">Kappathagudda Medicinal plants of Gadag book, Page no:50</ref><ref name=Alangium+salviifolium"Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No.19, Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation detail"]of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>

*[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Sage%20Leaved%20Alangium.htmlAlangium salviifolium Wang on flowers of india.net]*[https://www.ayurtimes.com/alangium-salvifolium-ankol/Alangium salviifolium Wang on ayurtimes.com]*[https://www.dabur.com/in/en-us/about/science-of-ayurveda/herbal-medicinal-plants/ankol-plantAlangium salviifolium Wang on dabur.com]