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Beware the tree of heaven! (Ailanthus altissima)

Emergency Medicine Journal, 2009
A 32-year-old tree surgeon presented to the emergency department with an 8-day history of a skin rash, which developed after he was exposed to the sap of the “tree of heaven” at work. On examination he had a well-demarcated, urticarial, erythematous rash with multiple excoriations …
R, Whiticar, C, Harvey
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Immunoproteomics of tree of heaven (Ailanthus atltissima) pollen allergens

Journal of Proteomics, 2017
Ailanthus altissima pollen (AAP) is considered as an emerging cause of respiratory allergy in United States, Italy and Iran. However, the allergenic composition of AAP is still unknown and has yet to be characterized. The present study aimed to identify AAP allergens using a proteomics-based approach.
Fateme, Mousavi   +5 more
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Antiproliferative effects of tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima Swingle)

Phytotherapy Research, 2005
Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima Swingle) was evaluated for its cytotoxic and antiproliferative activities by a bioassay-oriented study. Cytotoxicity observed in HeLa cells was time-dependent; the treatment with 10 microg/mL of the root chloroform extract reduced cell viability by 56% at 24 h and 29% at 48 h of exposure, whereas no effect was ...
DE FEO, Vincenzo   +6 more
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The amazing Tree of Heaven

British Homeopathic Journal, 1983
SummaryAlthough, to date, only six cases were recorded it was considered importantenough to mention them because of the dramatic response in 100% of patients.Three main symptoms were present in all cases, but the only criterion for inclusionin the trial was a positive Paul Bunnell test (thus confirming the diagnosis).Most homœopaths, including myself ...
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Ailanthus altissima (tree-of-heaven).

2021
Abstract A. altissima, native to China, is a short to medium-size deciduous tree valued chiefly for timber, shade and urban amenity plantings. It is tolerant of drought, poor soils and pollution and so can be grown in difficult urban locations, although it is considered as a potentially weedy species in the USA (Shah, 1997). It is an
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Evidence for allelopathy by tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima)

Journal of Chemical Ecology, 1990
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle contains one or more phytotoxic compounds in roots and leaves. Activity is higher in roots, where it occurs primarily in the bark. Powdered root bark and leaflets strongly inhibited growth of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.) when mixed with soil in Petri dishes (ID50 values=0.03 g root bark, 0.6 g leaflet/dish ...
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