(Asteraceae) Blumea balsamifera (L.) DC.
Local name(s): (Ton Nat Luang)
Medicinal use(s): treatment of gonorrhea
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Herbaceous plant.
Locality: Saravanh Province, Saravanh District, Ban Khua Set.
Habitat:
Altitude:
Collector(s): K. Sydara
Collection number(s): Sydara 022
Collection Date: September 24, 1999
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2222131.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
Dai L, Cai S, Chu D, et al. Identification of Chemical Constituents in Blumea balsamifera Using UPLC-Q-Orbitrap HRMS and Evaluation of Their Antioxidant Activities. Molecules 2023 Jun 1;28(11):4504. doi: 10.3390/molecules28114504
Pang Y, Wang D, Fan Z, et al. Blumea balsamifera--a phytochemical and pharmacological review. Molecules 2014 Jul 3;19(7):9453-77. doi: 10.3390/molecules19079453
Qi Y-T, Wang J-Z, Zheng Y, et al. Chemical Composition and Insecticidal Activities of Blumea balsamifera (Sambong) Essential Oil Against Three Stored Product Insects. Journal of Food Protection 2024, volume 87, issue 1, 100205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfp.2023.100205.