Accession Data:
Tabernaemontana divaricata (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Common Name: Pinwheel Flower
- Family: Apocynaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Indo-China
- Description: [syn. T. coronaria (Jacq.) Willd.]
- Uses: Medicinal: All plant parts are used in Aryuvedic, Chinese and Thai Traditional Medicine. Studies have shown properties including: antioxidant, antitumor, anti-infection, analgesic.
In Ayurveda, this plant is considered to pacify Vata and Pitta vedas. The flowers can be prepared for hypotension, skin diseases, aches and pains. Some properties are also known to help with cancer.
For eye ailments: a paste is made with juice extraction from the flower buds and mixed with breast milk then put on the eyes. Soaking the buds in water and using this to wash the face is also traditionally used to clean vision problems.
The a compound known as conolidine has been associated with this plant. The compound is an analgesic which may explain the pain relief properties of the plant.
- IMPORTANT NOTE: Plant Uses are for informational purposes only. EEB Greenhouses assume no responsibility for adverse effects from the use of any plants referred to on this site. Always seek advice from a professional before using any plant medicinally.
- USDA Zone: 10b-11
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198500462
- Source: Unknown
- Recorded Vouchers:
- Voucher 129353 at George Safford Torrey Herbarium (CONN). Specimen collected 29 March 2005. Herbarium Image
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 1210 - AUS:Ground Bed 2 NE
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 03-27-2025
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: euasterid I
- Order: Gentianales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Apocynaceae
- SubFamily: Rauvolfioideae
- Tribe: Tabernaemontaneae
- SubTribe: Tabernaemontaninae
Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- Medicinal Plants
- Medicinal Plants - Ayurveda Medicine
- Plants with Extrafloral Nectaries
- EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
- Plants with Vouchers deposited in CONN
- Medicinal Plants - Integumentary System
- Medicinal Plants - Circulatory System
- Medicinal Plants - Immune System
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Assam / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / West Himalaya / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam /
References (external):
- Nature News - Published online 23 May 2011 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news.2011.313. Last accessed on Thursday, February 08, 2018.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, February 08, 2018.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, February 08, 2018.
- Chandni- Natural Morphine Effect Against Pain Pub. 2012. Last accessed on Thursday, February 08, 2018.
- S. Kumari, A. Mazumder, S. Bhattacharya Pharmacognostical And Antimicrobial Studies of the Stem Of Tabernaemontana Divarcata Linn Int J Pharm Pharm Sci, Vol 7, Issue 8, 101-104. Last accessed on Thursday, February 08, 2018.
data regenerated on Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:27:10 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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