(Celastraceae) Celastrus paniculatus Willd.

Local name(s): (kheua mak taek)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat stomach ache

Part(s) used: vine

Field Characters: Vine, simple, alternate, margins softly dentate, decussate.

Locality: Oudomxai province, Beng District 

Habitat: -

Altitude: 741 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): Libman 58

Collection Date: June 19, 2003

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Local name(s): (kheua mak taek)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat fevers.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Vine, simple, alternate, dentate, brown, stem with light brown spots, acuminate tip.

Locality: Laos, Champasac Province, Ba Jieng District, Ban Nong Sai  

Habitat: -

Altitude: 182 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong

Collection number(s): Libman 166

Collection Date: August 7, 2003

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Local name(s): (kheua mak taek)

Medicinal use(s): 

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Vine, simple, alternate, dentate

Locality: Laos, Champasac Province, Ba Jieng District. 

Habitat: -

Altitude: 234 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong

Collection number(s): Libman 188

Collection Date: August 9, 2003

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Local name(s): ເຄືອໝາກແຕກ (kheua mak taek)

Medicinal use(s): Used to 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.

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

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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

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