Yellow Jessamine

At a glance

Origin / distribution: US, Mexico, Turkey, US(Appalachia), Europe

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Ache(Stomach), Analgesic, Anodyne, Antispasmodic

Science studied: EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER, EO, GELSEMIDE, GELSEMIDINE

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Loganiaceae

Scientific name: Gelsemium sempervirens

Common names: Yellow Jessamine, Carolina jasmine, Carolina jessamine, Carolina yellow jessamine, Carolina-Jasmin, Carolina-jasmine, Evening trumpetflower, Jasmin de Caroline, bejuco colorado, evening trumpet-flower, evening trumpetflower, falso-jasmim, gelsemium, gelsémino, gelsémino-da-carolina, giftjasmin

POWO: 60448812-2 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in US, Mexico, Turkey, Elsewhere, US(Appalachia), Europe.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Ache(Stomach)
• Analgesic
• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Asthma
• Cephalgia
• CNS depressant
• Dysmenorrhea

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• US
• Mexico
• Turkey
• Elsewhere
• US(Appalachia)
• Europe

Documented cultural uses

• Ache(Stomach)
• Analgesic
• Anodyne
• Antispasmodic
• Asthma
• Cephalgia
• CNS depressant
• Dysmenorrhea
• Fatality
• Fever
• Gonorrhea
• Hyperemia

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Ache(Stomach) · US · "
• Analgesic · Mexico · "
• Anodyne · Mexico · "
• Anodyne · US · "
• Anodyne · Turkey · "
• Antispasmodic · Elsewhere · "
• Asthma · Mexico · "
• Cephalgia · Mexico · "
• CNS depressant · US · "
• Dysmenorrhea · Mexico · "
• Fatality · US · "
• Fever · US · "
• Fever · Turkey · "
• Gonorrhea · Mexico · "
• Hyperemia · Elsewhere · "
• Hypertension · Mexico · "
• Malaria · Turkey · "
• Medicine · US(Appalachia) · "
• Mydriatic · Elsewhere · "
• Nervine · Turkey · "
• Neuralgia · Elsewhere · "
• Parturition · US · "
• Pleurisy · US · "
• Poison · Elsewhere · "

23 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• A 22-Year Retrospective Review of Carolina Jessamine (<i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i>) Plant Exposures Reported to 2 Poison Control Centers. · 2026 source ↗
• It Is Not All about Alkaloids-Overlooked Secondary Constituents in Roots and Rhizomes of <i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i> (L.) J.St.-Hil. · 2024 source ↗
• Floral Scent Variation in the Heterostylous Species <i>Gelsemium sempervirens</i>. · 2019 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• EMODIN-MONOMETHYL-ETHER
• EO
• GELSEMIDE
• GELSEMIDINE
• GELSEMININE
• GELSEMIOL-1-GLUCOSIDE
• 9-HYDROXYSEMPEROSIDE
• IPURANOL
• N-PENTATRIACONTANE
• SEMPERVIRINE
• TANNIN
• FABIATIN
• GELSEDINE
• GELSEMIDE-7-GLUCOSIDE
• GELSEVIRINE
• 1-METHOXY-GELSEMINE

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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