TRAVELERS JOY TREE OF HEAVEN

TRAVELER’S JOY (Clematis vitalba L.) +

Activities (Traveler’s Joy) :
Depurative (f; EFS); Diaphoretic (f; CRC; EFS); Diuretic (f; CRC; HHB); Laxative (f; CRC); Poison (f; CRC); Rubefacient (f; CRC; EFS); Vesicant (1; CRC; PHR).

Indications (Traveler’s Joy) :
Adenopathy (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer (f; CRC; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Constipation (f; CRC); Fever (f; CRC; EFS); Hematosis (f; CRC); Indolent Ulcer (f; CRC); Induration (f; CRC; JLH); Infection (f; PH2); Itch (f; CRC); Migraine (f; PHR; PH2); Nephrosis (f; CRC; EFS); Penis (f; CRC; PH2); Scrofula (f; CRC; EFS); Sore (f; PHR); Swelling (f; JLH); Tumor (f; CRC); Ulcer (f; CRC); Ulcus cruris (f; HHB); Water Retention (f; CRC; HHB); Wound (f; PHR; PH2).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Traveler’s Joy) :
Not covered (AHP; KOM). None known at proper dosage (PH2). “Clematis species have substances resembling protoanemonin, and may be fatal (the juice taken internally acts as a violent laxative). As noted above, this species does contain protoanemonin” (CRC).


TREE-OF-HEAVEN, STINKTREE (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle) +

Synonyms :
A. cacodendron (Ehrh.) L’Hér., A. giraldii Dode, A. glandulosa Desf., A. vilmoriniana Dode, Rhus cacodendron Ehrh., Toxicodendron altissimum Mill.

Activities (Tree-of-Heaven) :
Amebicide (1; PNC); Antimalarial (f; PH2; PNC); Antineoplastic (1; PNC); Antipyretic (1; PH2; PNC); Antiseptic (1; EFS); Antispasmodic (1; EFS; PH2; PNC); Astringent (f; EFS; PNC; PH2); Cardiodepressant (f; EFS; PNC); Deobstruent (f; EFS); Emetic (f; EFS); Laxative (f; EFS); Vermifuge (f; EFS).

Indications (Tree-of-Heaven) :
Ameba (1; PNC); Asthma (f; PNC); Cardiopathy (f; PH2); Constipation (f; EFS); Cramp (1; EFS; PHR; PH2; PNC); Diarrhea (f; FAD; PH2); Dysentery (f; FAD; PH2); Dysmenorrhea (f; PH2); Epilepsy (f; PHR; PH2); Fever (1; PH2; PNC); Gonorrhea (f; PHR; PH2); Leukorrhea (f; FAD; PH2); Malaria (1; FAD; PH2; PNC); Tapeworm (f; FAD; PH2); VD (f; PH2); Worm (f; EFS; PH2).

Dosages (Tree-of-Heaven) :
6–9 g dry bark (PHR).

Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Tree-of-Heaven) :
Not covered (AHP). Large doses are potentially poisonous (FAD). Large doses may cause diarrhea, dizziness, headache, queasiness, and tingling in the limbs (PH2). The late Matthew Suffness, of the NCI, reported several antimalarial compounds, five more potent than chloroquin (IC50 = 0.21 ppm); glaucarubinone (IC50 = 0.004 ppm), ailanthinone (0.009 ppm), ailanthone (0.015 ppm), glaucarubin (0.055 ppm), and chaparrin (0.180 ppm).