#medicinal botany

• Allamanda cathartica — The scientific name of the most well-known species in the genus Allamanda, a vigorous tropical climbing plant popularly known as the 'golden trumpet' or 'common allamanda'. It is famous for its large, waxy yellow flowers up to 12 cm in diameter and is heavily used in tropical landscaping; all parts of the plant are toxic and possess strong purgative properties, from which the specific epithet 'cathartica' originates.
• Aloe ferox — The scientific name of the bitter aloe (or Cape aloe), a species of arborescent succulent plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to the arid regions of South Africa. This structural plant stands out for its robust stem that can reach three meters in height, large, fleshy, dull green leaves bordered by rigid reddish spines, and spectacular bright orange rocket-like inflorescences, being globally renowned for its bitter sap with purgative properties and beneficial cosmetic gel.
• Bearberry — The scientific name for the bearberry (strugurele-ursului), a prostrate evergreen shrub in the family Ericaceae, widespread throughout subarctic and alpine regions of the Northern Hemisphere. In a structural and medicinal sense, the plant features leathery, obovate, dark green leaves and pinkish-white urn-shaped flowers, followed by bright red spherical berries; its leaves are highly valued in phytotherapy due to a high arbutin content, offering potent antiseptic properties for the urinary tract.