The medicinal plants of Myanmar Author DeFilipps, Robert A. Deceased Author Krupnick, Gary A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1357-4826 Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, PO Box 37012, MRC- 166, Washington, DC, 20013 - 7012, USA krupnick@si.edu text PhytoKeys 2018 2018-06-28 102 1 341 http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 journal article http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.102.24380 1314-2003-102-1 AA226A35FFF8FFBC37621A40C2518C67 1306325 Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult. (= Ervatamia coronaria (Willd.) Stapf) Names. Myanmar : lashi , taw-zalat , zalat , zalat-seikya . English : Adam's apple, crape gardenia, crape jasmine, East Indian rosebay, linwheel flower, moonbeam. Range . Thought to be a native of India, but now cultivated throughout Continental and Southeast Asia. Cultivated in Myanmar. Uses. Root : Emmenagogue and tonic. Notes. In India the stem bark serves as a refrigerant; the leaf's milky juice is used in the treatment of eye diseases; and the root is applied locally an anodyne, as well as chewed to relieve toothache ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). Perry (1980) , noting that the species' uses in each geographical division are diverse, discusses its uses in Indo-China, the Malay Peninsula, and Amboina. Reported chemical constituents (alkaloids from the bark of the stem and root) are tabernaemontanine, coronarine, coronaridine, and dregamine; alkaloids also occur in all of the vegetative parts ( Perry 1980 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .