(Anacardiaceae) Bouea poilanei Evrard
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): treat gastrointestinal disorders.
Part(s) used: stem bark.
Field Characters: Tree about 7 meters tall. Simple, opposite leaves. Grayish bark becoming orange towards the bottom. Leaves curling at an angle around the stem and all clustered at the top. Fruit is brown on outside, green on inside, one seeded.
Locality: Champassak Province, Ba Chieng District, Ton Sa La Village.
Habitat:.
Altitude: 227 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong
Collection number(s): LAOS_559
Collection Date: August 8, 2003
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no.2252489.Project: ICBG
Taxonomic information:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 18 Page 367GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Fu'adah IT, Sumiwi SA, Wilar G. The Evolution of Pharmacological Activities Bouea macrophylla Griffith In Vivo and In Vitro Study: A Review. Pharmaceuticals (Basel), 2022,15(2):238. doi: 10.3390/ph15020238
Love K, Paull RE. Maprang. Published by the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resilience, Extension Publications, January 2025, Subject Category: Fruit, Nut, and Beverage Crops. F_N-68https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/F_N-68.pdf
Jaikham P, Leelapornpisid P, Tragoolpua K, et al. Transethosomes-encapsulated Bouea macrophylla seed extract for anti-acne application: Formulation optimization, antibacterial efficacy, and safety assessment. Journal of Agriculture and Food Research 2025, volume 20, 101764.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jafr.2025.101764.
Rudiana, Suryani, Indriatmoko DD, et al. The Anticancer Activity of Phytoconstituents of the Stem of Bouea macrophylla. Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 2021, 14(4). https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol14no4/the-anticancer-activity-of-phytoconstituents-of-the-stem-of-bouea-macrophylla/