Botanical name : Allamanda cathartica Linn.
Family : Apocynaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Chashakapushpi
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Seeta
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Allamanda, Golden trumpet.
Hindi : Saithani phool, Jahari, Zahari Sontakkaa
Malayalam : Kolambipoov, Kolampipoov
Distribution – Native to Central America and Brazil. Grown in Indian gardens
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A woody, evergreen shrub grows up to 3 meters in height. The leathery leaves are lanceolate, acute or acuminate, and may either be opposite or in whorls of three or four. The yellow, trumpet-shaped flowers are 5-7.5 centimeters in diameter; cultivated forms tend towards larger blooms which may also be white, purple, pink or orange in color and are sterile. Reproduction is mainly through stem cuttings.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, inflammation, constipation, ascites, headache on external application and distilled extract of the plant claims cure of malignancy, fungal and bacterial diseases.
Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Flowers.
CHEMICAL CONTENTS
All parts of the plant contain allamandin, a toxic iridoid lactone. Leaves and stems yield ursolic acid, β-amyrin and β-sitosterol Triterp, lactoncs. plumericin and isoplumericin from stem and root-bark, also from leaves and roots, besides plumieride and long chain esters. EtOH extract of roots showed invivo activity against P-388 leukaemia in mouse and in vitro against human carcinoma cells of nasopharynx (KB). The root contains antileukaemic iridoid lactone, allamandin and two other iridoids, allamandicin and allamdin. The stems and leaves contain betaamyrin, beta-sitosterol and ursolic acid. Petals gave flavonoids—kaempferol and quercetin.
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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