botanical record · discovered
Stinktree
Ailanthus altissima
Stinktree · Tree Of Heaven · Ailante · Ailante glanduleux, Faux vernis du Japon, Ailante, Ailanthe · Ailanto · Albero del Paradiso · Aukštasis ailantas · Billey niau · Bożodrzew gruczołkowaty · Bożodrzew gruczołowaty · Cazzipocchio · Cennet ağacı · Cenuser · Cheira-mal
At a glance
Origin / distribution: US, China, Iraq, Europe, Turkey
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: Asthma, Astringent, Bactericide, Cancer
Science studied: ACETYLAMAROLIDE, 1-ACETYL-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE, AILANTHINONE, AILANTHONE
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Simaroubaceae
Scientific name: Ailanthus altissima
Common names: Stinktree, Tree Of Heaven, Ailante, Ailante glanduleux, Faux vernis du Japon, Ailante, Ailanthe, Ailanto, Albero del Paradiso, Aukštasis ailantas, Billey niau, Bożodrzew gruczołkowaty, Bożodrzew gruczołowaty, Cazzipocchio, Cennet ağacı, Cenuser, Cheira-mal
POWO: 813521-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
The source record documents this plant in US, China, Iraq, Elsewhere, Europe, Turkey.
It records these historical or traditional applications:
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cathartic
- Deobstruent
- Diarrhea
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- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dysuria
- Epilepsy
- Eruption
- Fever
- Hair-Tonic
- Heart
- Hematochezia
- Leucorrhea
- Lung
- Malaria
- Metrorrhagia
- Protisticide
- Spasm
- Spermatorrhea
- Stomach
- Taenifuge
- Tumor(Breast)
- Vermifuge
- Wet-Dream
- Poison
- Antiseptic
- Depressant
- Ejaculation
- Emetic
- Tapeworm
- Sore
This summary is limited to the cited source record.
Origins and distribution
- US
- China
- Iraq
- Elsewhere
- Europe
- Turkey
Documented cultural uses
- Asthma
- Astringent
- Bactericide
- Cancer
- Cardiac
- Cathartic
- Deobstruent
- Diarrhea
- Dysentery
- Dysmenorrhea
- Dysuria
- Epilepsy
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- Eruption
- Fever
- Hair-Tonic
- Heart
- Hematochezia
- Leucorrhea
- Lung
- Malaria
- Metrorrhagia
- Protisticide
- Spasm
- Spermatorrhea
- Stomach
- Taenifuge
- Tumor(Breast)
- Vermifuge
- Wet-Dream
- Poison
- Antiseptic
- Depressant
- Ejaculation
- Emetic
- Tapeworm
- Sore
Cultural record detail
These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.
- Asthma · US · "
- Astringent · China · "
- Astringent · Iraq · "
- Bactericide · Elsewhere · "
- Cancer · Europe · "
- Cardiac · Iraq · "
- Cathartic · Iraq · "
- Deobstruent · China · "
- Deobstruent · Iraq · "
- Diarrhea · Iraq · "
- Dysentery · China · "
- Dysmenorrhea · China · "
- Dysuria · China · "
- Epilepsy · US · "
- Eruption · China · "
- Fever · China · "
- Hair-Tonic · China · "
- Heart · US · "
- Hematochezia · China · "
- Leucorrhea · China · "
- Lung · China · "
- Malaria · US · "
- Metrorrhagia · China · "
- Protisticide · Elsewhere · "
16 additional documented entries remain in the source record.
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- Cytotoxic Quassinoids From the Leaves of Ailanthus altissima. · 2026 source ↗
- Microbes Isolated from Ailanthus altissima Leaves Contribute to Samia cynthia's Tolerance to the Toxic Quassinoid Diterpenoid. · 2026 source ↗
- Chemistry and Potential Applications of the Samaras of the Invasive Plant Species Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle. · 2026 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ACETYLAMAROLIDE
- 1-ACETYL-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE
- AILANTHINONE
- AILANTHONE
- CANTHIN-6-ONE
- CANTHIN-6-ONE-3-OXIDE
- CARBOLINE-1-CARBOXYLATE
- CERYL-ALCOHOL
- CERYL-PALMITATE
- 2,6-DIMETHOXYQUINONE
- ELAIDIC-ACID
- FAT
- GALLIC-ACID
- HEMICELLULOSE
- ISOQUERCETIN
- LIGNIN
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- LINUTHIN
- 1-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE
- MUCILAGE
- NEOQUASSIN
- OLEORESIN
- POLYSACCHARIDE
- PROTEIN
- RHAMNOSE
- SAPONIN
- SHINJULACTONE-C
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- 1-HYDROXYCANTHIN-6-ONE
- 1-(1',2'-DIHYDROXYETHYL)-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE
- HOLOCELLULOSE
- ISOQUERCITRIN
- 1-METHOXYCANTHIN-6-ONE-3N-OXIDE
- QUASSIN
- AILANTHIIN
- CALCIUM-OXALATE
- CELLULOSE
- 2,6-DIMETHOXY-P-BENZOQUINONE
- FISETIN
- 1-(2'-HYDROXYETHYL)-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE
- METHYL-4-METHOXY-BETA-CARBOLINE-1-CARBOXYLATE
- QUASSIIN
- QUERCETIN
- SCOPOLETIN
- TANNIN
- AMAROLIDE
- PHLOBAPHENE
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
show claim source mapping
- identity · DH-SRC-0030
- documented_uses · DH-SRC-0030
- compounds · DH-SRC-0030
- taxonomy · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- common_names · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- countries · DH-SRC-GBIF · source ↗
- wfo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0003 · source ↗
- cultural_records · DH-SRC-0030 · source ↗
- powo_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0001 · source ↗
- wcvp_taxonomy · DH-SRC-0002 · source ↗
CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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