ailanthus altissima

action	astringent, cardiac, deobstruent, depressant, emetic, vermifuge
body	heart, stomach
common name	chinese sumach, tree of heaven, tree-of-heaven
family	simaroubaceae
range	allegheny portage railroad national hist, assateague island national seashore, big south fork n. river & rec. area, blue ridge parkway, cape cod national seashore, catoctin mountain park, chesapeake and ohio canal, china, colonial national historic park, cumberland gap national historic park, cumberland island national seashore, cuyahoga valley national recreation area, death valley national monument, europe, fire island national seashore, fort scott national historic site, friendship hill national historic site, gateway national recreation area, george washington memorial parkway, great smoky mountains national park, greenbelt park, harpers ferry national historic park, hopewell furnace national historic site, indiana dunes national lakeshore, iraq, mammoth cave national park, montezuma castle national monument, morristown national historic park, national capital park - central, national capital region - east, obed wild & scenic river, petersburg national battlefield, pinnacles national monument, pipe spring national monument, richmond national battlefield park, rock creek park, san antonio missions national monument, santa monica mounatins nat. rec. area, shenandoah national park, sleeping bear dunes national lakeshore, us, whiskey-shasta-trinity nat. rec. area, zion national park
used to treat	asthma, cancer, cathartic, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, heart ailments, leucorrhea, malaria, spasms, stomach ailments
comments	The powdered bark has been used to treat stomach ailments. The root bark has been used to treat asthma, heart ailments, and epilepsy.