(Cucurbitaceae) Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn.

Local name(s): (King khua)

Medicinal use(s): treatment of sinusitis

Part(s) used: the vine

Field Characters: Woody vine growing to 30 m tall.

Locality: Bolikhamsay, Bolikhan District, Ban Sian Tom. 

Habitat: Forest.

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): Kham Phao 

Collection number(s): Phao 098

Collection Date: May 5, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2328263.

Project:  ICBG

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Local name(s): (King khua)

Medicinal use(s): treatment of dermatological disorders; pain

Part(s) used: stem and leaves

Field Characters: Vine, up to 60-100 m long, old vine pentagonal, having spirals for climbing. Leaves alternate, long and curve petioles, 3-5 lobed, 20 cm long, 10 cm wide. Inflorescence axillary, with one bract, corolla 6, pistil with numerous filaments, ovary superior.

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Xay District, Dom Xay Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:   m asl. 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, M. Vanthanouvong

Collection number(s): LAOS_813

Collection Date: October 23, 2006

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2285041.

Project:  ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Shahanewz M, Islam S, Ali MH, et al. Pretreatment of antioxidative Hodgsonia macrocarpa leaves attenuates anxiety, depression, inflammation, and pain: an in vitro, in vivo, and in silico study. J Ethnopharmacol 2025, 353(Pt A):120391.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2025.120391
Tanzerina N., Sibarani S., Aminasih N, et al. (2025). Anatomy and Structure Secretary Hodgsonia Macrocarpa (Blume Cogn.) as Plant Traditional Medicine of the Tribe Besemah for Anti-infective and Degenerative in district Lahat, South Sumatra. Jurnal Penelitian Pendidikan IPA 2025, 11(5), 294–303. https://doi.org/10.29303/jppipa.v11i5.11066   

Usha, Goyal AK, Narzary D, et al. Identification of bioactive glucose-lowering compounds of methanolic extract of Hodgsonia heteroclita fruit pulp Talambedu.  Frontiers In Bioscience, Landmark 2018, 23, 875-888, January 1, 2018. https://storage.imrpress.com/imr/journal/FBL/article/490065/1752760095700.pdf