(Bignoniaceae) Mayodendron igneum (Kurz) Kurz

Local name(s): (doh peet)

Medicinal use(s): treat ulcer in gallbladder

Part(s) used: stem pieces (bark + wood)

Field Characters: A tree up to 15 m tall. Flowers yellow to,orange, funnel form, borne in groups along twigs and branches.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Hin Heup District.

Habitat: Forest.

Altitude: 

Collector(s): B. Southavong 

Collection number(s): Southavong 122

Collection Date: May 9, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334763.

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Local name(s): (dohk peep)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat liver disease.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tall Tree. Leaves look compound, some leaflets being simple and some being compound (those closest to base of leaf are compound). Leaflets imparapinnate, oblong. Flowers not found, but told that they come from stem or trunk (in March) and are yellow.

Locality: Oudomxay province, Beng District; Tha Meun Village 

Habitat: 

Altitude: 600 m asl

Collector(s): A. Libman, V. Somsamout, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): LAOS 471

Collection Date: June 16, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252586; 2334763.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


Guo H,Li A, Qi Bg,  et al. A new meroditerpenoid from Mayodendron igeumJournal of Asian Natural Products Research 2007, pages 1-5. DOI:10.1080/10286020500289311


Hashem FA, el-Sawi SA, Sleem AA. Phenolic compounds and bioactivity of leaves of Mayodendron igneum Kurz. Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med 2007, 4(3):306-12. PMCID: PMC2816492  PMID: 20161894 
Hashem F, Sengab AE, Shabana M, et al. Anticancer activity of Mayodendron igneum, Kurz family Bignoniaceae. Australian Journal of Medical Herbalism 2011, vol. 23, no. 3, 128-131 ref. 11
Hashem FA, Sengab AE, M.H. Shabana MH, et al.  2012. "Antioxidant activity of Mayodendron igneum Kurz and the cytotoxicity of the isolated terpenoids," Journal of Medicinally Active Plants 2012, 1(3):88-97. DOI: https://doi.org/10.7275/R53B5X3B  

Shabana MH,  Hashem FAM,  Singab A-N. Protective and therapeutic activities of Mayodendron igneum Kurz against paracetamol induced liver toxicity in rats and its bioactive constituents. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2013, vol. 33, issue 7.  DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.3728