(Amaranthaceae) Achyranthes aspera L.

Local name(s): (Nha khoy gou)

Medicinal use(s): to treat inflammation (as an anti-inflammatory)

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters:  Perennial herb, 0.7-1.2 m tall; setms erect, pubescent, branches slender, rambling. Leaves opposite, petiolate, inflorescence a terminal spike, 2.5 cm long.

Locality: Vientiane Municipality, Vientiane

Habitat: Roadside

Altitude: m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong 

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 076

Collection Date: November 18, 1997

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2193507.

Project:  GLXO

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Local name(s): (Nha khoy gou)

Medicinal use(s): treat nervousness (CNS disorders).

Part(s) used: plant

Field Characters:  Herb growing to 80 cm tall, flowers small, white.

Locality: Vientiane Municipality, Naxaythong District, Natiam Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong 

Collection number(s): LAOS_132 (= Bouamanivong 132)

Collection Date: February 28, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245965.

Project:  ICBG

Taxonomic information:  


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