(Araliaceae) Schefflera tonkinensis R. Vig.

Local name(s): (Tang nhai)

Medicinal use(s): to treat swollen liver (hepatitis)

Part(s) used: leaf; stem

Field Characters: Small tree with large, palmate leaves on a long petiole. Sterile.

Locality: Oudoxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Villag at Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of  the city.

Habitat: Edge of forest in a broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope.  

Altitude: 730 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 15064

Collection Date: September 25, 2014

Additional information:  

Project:  CCF

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Medicinal properties:

Wang Y, Khan FA, Siddiqui M, Aamer M, Lu C, Atta-Ur-Rahman, Atia-Tul-Wahab, Choudhary MI. The genus Schefflera: A review of traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. J Ethnopharmacol. 2021 Oct 28;279:113675.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2020.113675