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Thursday, 12 September 2013

Ailanthus malabarica DC.

Synonym-  A. triphysa (Dennst.)Alston.
Family-  Simaroubaceae.
Habitat-  The evergreen forests of western Ghats from Konkan southwards.
Siddha-  Perumaram.
Folk-  Guggul-dhuupa. (Maharashtra.)
Action-  Bark—febrifuge, carminative (given in typhoid, dyspepsia and constipation). Oleo resin—used for dysentery and bronchitis.The bark and roots give a number of beta-carboline alkaloids. The resinuous exudates from trunk give several triterpenoids, including malabaricol and malabaricanediol.

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