Allamanda cathartica

Other Names : Allamanda, Common Allamanda, Golden Trumpet, common trumpetvine, yellow allamanda
Allamanda cathartica L. is a woody shrub that can grow up to 4 m tall. The stems exude milky white sap when incised. Leaves are simple, exstipulate, glossy, leathery and glabrous. Leaf blade is oblong-lanceolate, 8–15 cm by 4–5 cm and arranged in opposites of 3–5 sessiles. Flowers are large, tubular, bright yellow and 4–5 cm long. Native to South America; cultivated in China for medicine.

• Every part of the plant was reported to be poisonous.
• The sap of the plant was reported to cause mild and occasional oral irritation and slight nausea when sucking cut stems.
• Rash or dermatitis were also reported when sap was in contact with sensitive skin.

Anthelmintic, Antifungal, Antineoplastic, Antivenom and Wound healing.

• The plant has been used as a purgative to induce vomiting at low dosage.
• Its leaves are cathartic and the bark is used as a hydragogue for ascites.
• In Surinam’s traditional medicine, its roots are used against jaundice, for complications with malaria and enlarged spleen.

Allamandin, plumericin, plumieride, ursolic acid and others.