(Bombacaceae) Bombax insigne Wall.
Local name(s): (Ngiou Narm)
Medicinal use(s): as an antipyretic; also as an ingredient of antimalara remedies.
Part(s) used: stem bark
Field Characters: Big tree, 15-30 meters high, trunk bark covered by thorns. Leaves five-lobed, petiole long. Flower pale yellow, corolla with five petals. Fruit big. Flowering before leafing in January.
Locality: Champasak Province, Ba Chieng District, Nongxay Village
Habitat:
Altitude: 208 m asl
Collector(s): K. Korn
Collection number(s): LAOS 269
Collection Date: February 4, 2002
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2246519.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Mohapatra P, Sharma A, Dixit Y. A review on phytochemicals and medicinal properties of Bombax and Phyllanthus species. International Journal of Engineering Applied Sciences and Technology 2020, vol. 5, issue 1, pages 522-530. https://www.ijeast.com/papers/522-530,Tesma501,IJEAST.pdf
Pandya D, Desai T, NP, Nadpara NP, et al. Pharmacognostic study and establishment of quality parameters of leaves of Bombax insigne Linn. International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research
Win KH. Determination of constituents, antibacterial activity and partial structure of a pure biologically active organic compound isolated from Taung let-pan (Bombax Insigne). [PDF] from meral.edu.mm. MERAL Portal, Myanmar.