(Actinidiaceae) Saurauia roxburghii Wall.

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): treat ill-defined health issues

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Medium-sized tree, 5 m in height, young trunk and twigs green, leaves long, alternate, darkish green, lobed at both sides. Inflorescences in axillay cymes, flowers small. Fruits small, green. 

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Xay District, Dom Xay Village. 

Habitat: It prefers to grow in wet land, along a stream.

Altitude: m asl. 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, M. Vanthanouvong

Collection number(s): LAOS_815

Collection Date: October 23, 2006

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2285038.

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


Ahmed Y, Akhtar P, Rahman S, et al.   Chemical Constituents of Saurauia roxburghii. Chemistry of Natural Compounds 2016, 52, 10.1007/s10600-016-1831-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100792.

Nahrin A, Junaid M, Afrose SS, et al. A Review of Saurauia roxburghii Wall. (Actinidiacaea) as a Traditional Medicinal Plant, Its Phytochemical Study and Therapeutic Potential. Mini Rev Med Chem 2020, 20(19):2036-2051. DOI: 10.2174/1389557520666200709175138

Nahrin A, Md. Junaid Md., Samira S, et al. A review of Saurauia roxburghii Wall. (Actinidiacaea) as a Traditional Medicinal Plant, Its Phytochemical Study and Therapeutic Potential. Mini-Reviews in Medicinal Chemistry 2020, volume 20, issue 19, pages 2036-2051. DOI: 10.2174/1389557520666200709175138

 Rahman MA, Sarkar KK, Aktaruzzaman Md, et al. Evaluation of antioxidant, anxiolytic and antidepressant potential of Saurauia roxburghii Wall. Leaves: Supported by in vitro, in vivo, and in silico approaches. Phytomedicine Plus 2025, volume 5, issue 2, 100792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2025.100792.

Yadav A, Gupta D, Chouhan SS. Evaluation of Anti-Inflammatory Properties of SaurauiaRoxburghiiLeaf Extract in Rats: Insights from an In-Vivo Study.  International Journal of Research Publication and Reviews 2025, vol 6, issue 9, pp 75-80. https://ijrpr.com/uploads/V6ISSUE9/IJRPR52463.pdf