(Actinidiaceae) Saurauia fasciculata Wall.

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Medicinal use(s): (collected for anticancer testing)

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Field Characters: Large shrub 6 m tall, pubescence purplish brown; sterile.

Locality: Bolikhamsai Province, Khamkeut District, river bank at roadisde, ca. 1 km from Laos-Vietnam border.

Habitat: Submontane forest.

Altitude: 700 m asl. 

Collector(s):D.D. Soejarto, S. Bouamanivong, M. Sensavang, S. Vorasing 

Collection number(s): DDS 11421

Collection Date: April 24, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2224089. Plant samples submitted for anticancer testing.

Project:  NCI

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Pasaribu G, Budianto E, Cahyana H, Saepudin E. A Review on Genus Saurauia: Chemical Compounds and their Biological Activity. Pharmacognosy Journal 2020,12,3,657-666. DOI:10.5530/pj.2020.12.97

Thapa S, Mani R, Kurmi S, et al. LC-MS Profiling and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Saurauia fasciculata Bark: Network Pharmacology, Molecular Docking, MD Simulation, and in-Vitro Validation. Natural Product Communications 2025, 20(21). DOI:10.1177/1934578X251395905  
Yadav RK, Dhakal A, Timilsina K, et al. Antioxidant and Antibacterial Activities Evaluation, Phytochemical Characterisation of Rhizome from Angiopteris helferiana and Barks from Saurauia fasciculata in Nepal. ScientificWorldJournal 2024, 1119165. DOI: 10.1155/2024/1119165