(Celastraceae) Celastrus hookeri Prain
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat cancer; also to treat gastrointestinal disorders
Part(s) used: the vine
Field Characters: Vine with a dark brown bark, and with simple, alternate, softly dentate, ovate leaves.
Locality: Champasac Province, Phonthong District, Non Pachao Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: 137 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong
Collection number(s): LAOS_520
Collection Date: August 4, 2003
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252450.Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Page 467, 470GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Mu X-Y, Zhao L-C, Zhang Z-X. Molecular Analysis of Chinese Celastrus and Tripterygium and Implications in Medicinal and Pharmacological Studies. PLoS ONE 2017, 12(1): e0169973. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0169973
Shen Y, Chen BL, Zhang QX, Zheng YZ, Fu Q. Traditional uses, secondary metabolites, and pharmacology of Celastrus species - a review. J Ethnopharmacol. 2019 Sep 15;241:111934. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.111934
Su XH, Zhang ML, Zhan WH, et al. Chemical and pharmacological studies of the plants from genus Celastrus. Chem Biodivers 2009, 6(2):146-61. DOI: 10.1002/cbdv.200700403