(Chloranthaceae) Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Makino

Local name(s): ສ້ງ ສາ (sang sa)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic and to treat cases of rheumatism

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field characters: Small shrub on forest floor, flowers with light yellow dots (stamens), disposed along a dense spike.

Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town. Ba Tha village.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Forest opening.

Altitude: 1200 m asl

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

Collection number(s): DDS 14997, 15004

Collection date: May 17, 2014 


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Local name(s): ນຽມຊ້າງ (Niem xang)

Medicinal use(s): 

Part(s) used: 

Field characters: Small shrub, inflorescence a dense terminal panicle, flowers pale green.

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet Province. GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.

Habitat: Broadleaved monsoonal forest. 

Altitude: 160 m asl.

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong 

Collection number(s): KS 19-013

Collection date: March 24, 2014 

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313737; 2313882.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World  Online Flora of China Vol. 4 Page 134 Global Biodiversity Information File

Useful references: 

Aung, H.T. et al. A Review of Traditional Medicinal Plants from Kachin State, Northern Myanmar. Nat. Prod. Comm. 2016; 11(3): 353-364. 
Kim, S.Y et al. Studies on the constituents of Chloranthus spicatus (Thunb.) Makino. Planta Med. Online. Retrieved Jan. 6, 2020. 
Xu, Y.-J. Phytochemical and biological studies of Chloranthus medicinal plants. Chem. Biodiv. 2013; 10(10): 1754-1773.