Allamanda CATHARTICA L.
| Synonym : | Allamanda aubletii Pohl Allamanda latifolia C.Presl Allamanda linnaei Pohl Allamanda salicifolia |
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| Bangla Name : | Malatilata, Ghanta Phul, Harkakra, Kalkephul, Tin thuppa annol (Chakma). |
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| Family : | Apocynaceae |
| Disease : | Ascites,cancer. |
| Description : | A woody much-branched stragling shrub. Leaves obovate-lanceolate, entire, 8-11 cm long, glossy, acuminate, 4 in a whorl, occationally 2 or 3. Flowers in axillary cymes, large, yellow, about 12 cm across, tube funnel-shaped, about 7.5 cm long, calyx about 1.5 cm long, sepals 5, ovate, acuminate. |
| Distribution : | Cultivated as an ornamental plant in gardens throughout the country. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Roots contain an anti-leukaemic iridoid lactone, allamandin and two other iridoids, allamandicin and allamdin. Leaves and stems yield ursolic acid, ?-amyrin and ?-sitosterol. Leaves also contain sesquiterpenes. Flowers contain kaempferol, quercetin and he |
| Uses : | The bark acts as a hydragogue in ascites. The leaves are a valuable cathartic in moderate doses. The root is used as a remedy for snake-bites. Alcoholic and aquous extract of root is hypotensive. Leaf extract showed antifungal and anticancer properties |
| Habit : | Shrub |