(Celastraceae) Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Local name(s): (Khua mak teak)

Medicinal use(s): Treatment of malaria.

Part(s) used: Vine (= stem)

Field Characters:

Locality: Sayabouli Province, Sayabouli District, Na gnao Village.

Habitat:

Altitude:   m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong 

Collection number(s): LAOS_065 (= Bouamanivong 065)

Collection Date: October 20, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245713.

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): (Khua mak teek)

Medicinal use(s): remedy (antidote) for toxicity

Part(s) used: Vine 

Field Characters: Woody vine growing to 10 m above ground.

Locality: Khammouan Province, Mahaxay District, Mahaxay Kang Village.

Habitat:

Altitude:   m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh 

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 146

Collection Date: March 7, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245939.

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): treat gastrointestinal disorders

Part(s) used: vine

Field Characters: Vine climbing up a tree. Leaves simple, alternating at 45 degree angle. Margins softly dentate. Stretchy fibers when leaf is thorn.

Locality: Oudomxai Province, Beng District, Tha Meun Village.

Habitat:

Altitude:   675 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): LAOS_467

Collection Date: June 16, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2252582.

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): ເຄືອ​ໝາກ​ແຕກ (Kheua mak taek) 

Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Large liana, stems coiled into ropes, lower part of stem has a diameter of 5 cm; bark fissured.

Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Park Ou District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk Village. GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork. 

Altitude:   390 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15421

Collection Date: February 10, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2329992.

Project:  CCF

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:

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Nagpal K, Garg M, Arora D, et al. An extensive review on phytochemistry and pharmacological activities of Indian medicinal plant Celastrus paniculatus Willd. Phytother Res 2022, 36(5):1930-1951.  DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7424

Shen Y, Chen B-L, Zhang Q-X, et al. Traditional uses, secondary metabolites, and pharmacology of Celastrus species - a review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2019, volume 241, 11934. ISSN 0378-8741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2019.111934.