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Plant Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae)

Common Names
Stinktree; Tree Of Heaven
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1-(1',2'-DIHYDROXYETHYL)-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(2'-HYDROXYETHYL)-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ACETYL-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXYCANTHIN-6-ONE 0 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE 3 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE-3N-OXIDE 0 Root Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE 3 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,6-DIMETHOXYQUINONE 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLAMAROLIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHIIN 0 Plant not available 49600.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHINONE 8 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AILANTHONE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
AMAROLIDE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM-OXALATE 4 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANTHIN-6-ONE 8 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CANTHIN-6-ONE-3-OXIDE 0 Wood not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CARBOLINE-1-CARBOXYLATE 0 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CELLULOSE 1 Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
CERYL-ALCOHOL 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allergenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Amebicide 3 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenovirus 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 194.
Antiadrenergic 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Antiaflatoxin 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiaggregant 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 333.
Antiaging 1 Duke, 1992 *