(Apocynaceae) Tylophora tenuis Blume
Local name(s): (Kheua Mahaeng)
Medicinal use(s): to treat small, clear rashes.
Part(s) used: whole plant
Field Characters: Thin creeper. Leaves small, opposite, smooth, darkish green above, pale beneath. Inflorescence axillary, a cyme, flowers pale yellow.
Locality: Houaphan Province, Houa Muong District, Soplao Village.
Habitat: Plant grows along roadside.
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): K. Kounsavah.
Collection number(s): LAOS_690
Collection Date: May 15, 2005
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285033.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 16 Page 260 (as T. flexuosa)GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityPham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 743, plant #6970
Medicinal properties:
Garg S. Tylophora tenuis. Ayurveda Wiki. https://ask-ayurveda.com/do/wiki/article/6081-tylophora-tenuis
Gururani R, Patel S, Yaduvanshi N, et al. Tylophora indica (Burm. f.) Merr: An insight into phytochemistry and pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol 2020, 262:113122. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113122
Lakshmi SVVNSM, Chandrika M, Nandin R, et al. An Insight into the Traditional Uses, Phytoconstituents and Pharmacological Activities of the Genus Tylophora. Research Journal,of Pharmacognosy 2024, volume 11, issue 1, pages 71-108.https://www.rjpharmacognosy.ir/article_180917.html
Mostafa EM, Musa A, Mohammed HA, et al. Phenanthroindolizidine Alkaloids Secondary Metabolites Diversity in Medicinally Viable Plants of the Genus Tylophora. Plants (Basel) 2023, 12(5):1143. doi: 10.3390/plants12051143