(Anacardiaceae) Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill
Local name(s): (Phiapharn)
Medicinal use(s): treat nervous disorders
Part(s) used: stem bark; stem wood
Field Characters:
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Beng District, Thakard Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl
Collector(s): B. Southavong
Collection number(s): LAOS_049
Collection Date: October 11, 1999
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245755.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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Xiaochen Yue, Juntao Chen, Yafeng Yang, et al. Chemical components of Choerospondias axillaris wood by TD-GC/MS, Py-GC/MS, and TG,Journal of King Saud University - Science 2020, volume 32, issue 1, pages 1142-1146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jksus.2019.10.010.