(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:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 1 Page 131GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Lee DH, Lee JS, Lee IH, et al. Therapeutic potency of fermented field water-dropwort (Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC.) in ethanol-induced liver injury. RSC Adv 2020, 10, 1544-1551. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/results?searchtext=Author%3AIl%20Ho%20Lee
Li M, Li M, Wang L, et al. Apiaceae Medicinal Plants in China: A Review of Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry, Bolting and Flowering (BF), and BF Control Methods. Molecules 2023, 28(11):4384. doi: 10.3390/molecules28114384
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
Valente J, Zuzarte M, Gonçalves MJ, et al. Antifungal, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities of Oenanthe crocata L. essential oil. Food Chem Toxicol 2013, 62:349-54. DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.08.083