(Clusiaceae) Cratoxylum cochinchinense (Lour.) Blume
Local name(s): ຕິ້ວສົ້ມ (Tiv som)
Medicinal use(s): treat coughs; bloody sputum
Part(s) used: stem, leaf
Field Characters: Shrubs or tree 3-6 m tall. Leaf glabrous, blade elliptic to oblong; base rounded, apex obtuse or acute. Inflorescence a cyme, 5-8 flowered, flower pedicelled, with sepals and petals. Fruit a capsule, dark brown, oblong.
Locality: Khammuan Province: Nyommalath District; Thongkong Village, road side of Route to Khammouane Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): Onevilay Souliya, Khammanh Phoulivong, Daoleuang Makiem and Sonthaly Pimmavong.
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_016
Collection Date: Not bold (Month day, year)
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2333613.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 13 Page 37GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
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Huong N, Hop N, Son, N. The genus Cratoxylum : traditional use, phytochemistry and pharmacology. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2023, 75:1259-1293. DOI:10.1093/jpp/rgad074
Zhang Y, Shi NF, Xie Z, et al. [Chemical constituents from stems and leaves of Cratoxylum cochinchinense and their inhibitory effects on proliferation of synoviocytes in vitro]. Zhongguo Zhong Yao Za Zhi 2023, 48(18):5014-5023. Chinese. DOI: 10.19540/j.cnki.cjcmm.20230609.201
Zhang Y, Guo JM, Zhang MM, et al. Xanthones with Potential Anti-Inflammatory and Anti-HIV Effects from the Stems and Leaves of Cratoxylum cochinchinense. Molecules 2023, 28(16):6050. doi: 10.3390/molecules28166050