(Clusiaceae) Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.

Local name(s): ກົກ ໝາກ ປ່ມ (kohk mak pehm)

Medicinal use(s): Treat boils.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters:  Small tree, fruits deep crimson-red, pulp white, sour-sweet.

Locality:  Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat:  Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s):  D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15038

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313915.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:

Bora NS, Kakoti BB, Gogoi B. Study on Antibacterial Activity of the Bark of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Oct 29;2014:784579. doi: 10.1155/2014/784579.  doi: 10.1155/2014/784579 

Bora NS, Bairy PS, Salam A, et al. Antidiabetic and antiulcerative potential of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. bark. Futur J Pharm Sci 2020, 6, 85. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43094-020-00101-6  

Dasgupta P. Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb.: An under-utilized endemic horticultural and medicinal crop.  Emergent Life Sci Res (023, 9(2):196-200. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31783/elsr.2023.92196200  

Ghosh A, Banik S, Amin MN, Ahmed J. Evaluation of antinociceptive, antihyperglycemic, and membrane stabilizing activities of Garcinia lancifolia Roxb. Journal of Traditional and Complementary Medicine 2018, volume 8, issue 2, pages 303-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtcme.2017.04.009 .

Gupta PC, Kar A, Sharma N, et al. Pharmacognostic and Physicochemical Studies of Garcinia lanceifolia Roxb. Var. Oxyphylla. Research J Pharm and Tech 2019, 12(2):706-710.   DOI: 10.5958/0974-360X.2019.00125.2 

Paul P, Md. Kamaruz Zaman MdK. A comprehensive review on ethnobotany, nutritional values, phytochemistry and pharmacological attributes of ten Garcinia species of South-east Asia. South African Journal of Botany 2022, volume 148, pages 39-59. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2022.03.032 .