(Apocynaceae) Holarrhena curtisii King & Gamble

Local name(s): (tone mook noy)

Medicinal use(s): treatment of backpain

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: 

Locality: Saravanh Province, Saravanh District, Ban Keng Khoum.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 618 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara

Collection number(s): LAOS_045 (= Sydara 045)

Collection Date: September 28, 1999

Additional information:  

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): (Mook noi)

Medicinal use(s): treat diarrhea.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub about 1 to 1.5 meters tall. Short pubescence on front of leaves. Stem reddish with white sticky latex, fruits green.

Locality: Champasak Province, Champasak District, Nong Pam Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:   109 m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, A. Libman

Collection number(s): LAOS_657 (= Libman 237)

Collection Date: August 29, 2004

Additional information:  

Project:  ICBG

Local name(s): (mook tia)

Medicinal use(s): treat dysentery, diarrhea

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Small shrub up to 0.5-1 m high. Leaves simple, opposite, elliptic, covered with a dense silvery pubescence on the lower side. Flowers white, in cymose inflorescences.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Bolikhamxay District, Houa Koun Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:   m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): LAOS_727 (= SB 727)

Collection Date: May 31, 2005

Additional information:  

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Medicinal properties:

Abd Karim HA, Ismail NH, Osman CP, et al. Steroidal Alkaloids From the Apocynaceae Family: Their Isolation and Biological Activity. Natural Product Communications First published online November 27, 2022.   https://doi.org/10.1177/1934578X221141