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 Allamanda cathartica L. Names. Myanmar : shwe-pan-new , shewewa-pan . English : common allamanda, golden trumpet. Range. Origin probably in northern South America, but now widespread in tropical America. Cultivated in Myanmar. Uses. Bark : Hydragogue in ascites. Leaf : Cathartic (in moderate doses). Note. In India the bark is used as a hydragogue for ascites; the leaf as a cathartic ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991 ). Reference. Nordal (1963) .