(Annonaceae) Goniothalamus amuyon (Blanco) Merr.
Local name(s): ເຂົາ ຫລາມ ດົງ (khao lam dong)
Medicinal use(s): as a tonic after giving birth
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Tree 3-10 m high w fibrous stringy bark. Leaves simple, entire, alternate. Fruit an aggregate of berries
Locality: Khammuan Province; Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_025
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2336051.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 19 Page 685, 687GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityPhilippine Medicinal Plants: Amuyon
Medicinal properties:
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Lan Y-H, Chang F-R, Yu J-H. Cytotoxic Styrylpyrones from Goniothalamus amuyon. J Nat Prod 2003, 66, 4: 487–490. https://doi.org/10.1021/np020441r
Seyed MA, Jantan I, Bukhari SN. Emerging anticancer potentials of goniothalamin and its molecular mechanisms. Biomed Res Int 2014,2014:536508. doi: 10.1155/2014/536508Wiart C. Goniothalamus species: a source of drugs for the treatment of cancers and bacterial infections? Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2007, 4(3):299-311. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nem009