(Apiaceae) Oenanthe benghalensis (DC.) Miq.

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): used as a tonic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Herb 2 m high, with stem node, internode, and storage roots. Leaves compound, alternate. Inflorescence umbellate, flowers white.

Locality: 

Xiang Khouang Province, Kham District, Tha Village. 

Habitat: 

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS_838

Collection Date: Ocotber 25, 2006

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2319957.

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


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Lu CL, Li XF. A Review of Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC. as Traditional Medicinal Plant and Its Therapeutic Potential. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2019, 2019:6495819. doi: 10.1155/2019/6495819 
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