(Achariaceae) Hydnocarpus castaneus Hook.f. & Thomson
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat cirrhosis.
Part(s) used: stem (stem bark + stem wood), twigs.
Field Characters: Big tree to 10-20m high. Much branched, opposite, leaves about 20-30 cm long. Fruits big and round. specific area.
Habitat: Growing along the stream side.
Locality: Champasak Province, Champasak District, Khanyeng Village.
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, K. Phapkaysone, O. Keokongtone
Collection number(s): LAOS_796
Collection Date: June 6. 2005
Project: ICBG
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2282827.Project: ICBG.
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineNatinal Parks_Flora and Faun a WebGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Acharya D, Vaidya M. Pharmacognostic investigation of the leaves of Hydnocarpus pentandrus (Buch. -Ham) Oken. Vegetos 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42535-025-01470-0
Sahoo MR, Dhanabal SP, Jadhav AN, et al. Hydnocarpus: an ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review. J Ethnopharmacol 2014, 154(1):17-25. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2014.03.029
Uniyal K, Singh R. A review on the Ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological properties of Hydnocarpus pentandra (Buch.-Ham.) oken: A medicinal plant. International Research Journal of Plant Science 2022 (ISSN: 2141-5447), vol. 13(3): 01-5. DOI: http:/dx.doi.org/10.14303/irjps.2022.015