Allamanda cathartica 軟枝黃蟬

Apocynaceae 夾竹桃科

Allamanda, Common Allamanda1

黃鶯2

POISONOUS PARTS

Whole plant, especially the sap.3,4

TOXICITY

CLINICAL MANAGEMENT

Supportive treatment. Correction of fluid and electrolyte disturbances in patients with severe gastrointestinal symptoms.

IDENTIFICATION FEATURES

Trailing shrubs, up to 4 m long, with white latex. Leaves opposite or in whorls of 3–5; leaf blades 6–15 × 4–5 cm, lateral veins of leaves flattened abaxially. Corolla yellow, tubes 4–8 cm long, amply funnelform, not inflated at base. Capsules 3–7 × 3–5 cm, sharp spiny. Seeds compressed, winged or with a membranous margin.8

MEDICINAL USES

In South America, roots have been used in folk medicine for the treatment of jaundice, malaria and splenomegaly. Flowers have been used as laxative.9

LABORATORY ANALYSIS

Plumericin can be detected by GC-FID.10