(Dilleniaceae) Tetracera sarmentosa (L.) Vahl

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): to treat cancer.

Part(s) used: the vine.

Field Characters: Climber 5-10 m long, bearing simple green leaves.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Xonbouly District, Ban Pa Nhai.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 574 m asl. 

Collector(s): O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS_341

Collection Date: March 9, 2002

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245936.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:

Hosen T. Assessment of the Antioxidant, Thrombolytic, Analgesic, Anti-Inflammatory, Antidepressant and Anxiolytic Activities of Leaf Extracts and Fractions of Tetracera Sarmentosa (L.) Vahl. Journal of Basic and Clinical Physiology and Pharmacology 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/JBCPP-2016-0173 

Ogunlakin A, Sonibare M. Phytochemistry and biological activities of Tetracera species. Trends in Phytochemical Research 2022, 6: 339-352.  DOI:10.30495/tpr.2022.1964813.1271 

Uddin Mazumdar MM, Islam MdA, Hosen MT, et al. (2017). Estimation of in vivo neuropharmacological and in vitro antioxidant effects of Tetracera sarmentosa. Cogent Biology  2017, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23312025.2017.1300990  


Uddin MMN, Kabir MSH, Hasan M, et al. Assessment of the antioxidant, thrombolytic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and anxiolytic activities of leaf extracts and fractions of Tetracera sarmentosa (L.) Vahl. J Basic Clin Physiol Pharmacol 2018, 29(1):81-93. DOI: 10.1515/jbcpp-2016-0173