AILANTUS

(Lat.), n. f.?n(la>n)'tu*s(tuts). Chinese ailanto. Fr., aïlante, lang it, vernis du Japon (ou de la Chine). Ger., Gätterbaum. Syn.: Chinese sumach, tree of heaven. A genus of simarubaceous trees and shrubs established by Desfontaines. distinguished by polygamous flowers with from 3 to 5 pistils. not united, 10 stamens, and, for fruit, a one-celled samara containing one seed. [{B, 34: D, 12.] It is said to be poisonous to ducks, and the poisonous principle is supposed to reside in the very acrid resinous juice of the buds and leaves. [Caraven-Cachin, ‘ Jour. de pharm. et de chim.,”’ Dec., 1885; ** Gaz. hebd. de méd. et de chir.,” lec. 18, 1885; ‘* N. Y. Med. Jour.,” Jan. 9, 1886, p. 56.]—A. excels a. Fr., ailante élevé, An East Indian species described by Roxburgh; the bark is used in India as a tonic and febrifuge. [D, 12. 115.]—A. glandulosa [Desfontaines]. Fr., ailante glanduleux, vernis du Japon. Ger., Gétterbaum. A large tree with abundant follage and green paniculate flowers of a very disagreeable odor; a native of eastern Asia, cultivated in the United States as a shade-tree. [B, 84; D,12,] _ The leaves and bark have been used as an anthelmintic. TA; 319.]-A. Integrifolia. See A. excels a.—A. mala baric a. An East Indian species; the bark is said to be used as an anti dyspeptic, tonic, and febrifuge, and the resinous juice for dysentery and bronehitis. [D, 90.];