(Dipterocarpaceae) Hopea cf. odorata Roxb.

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Medicinal use(s): treat liver disease (hepatitis)

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: Big tree up to 30 meters in height. Leaves simple, small.

Locality: Ventiane Province, Santhong District, Ban Natham.

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Altitude: 742 m asl. 

Collector(s): V. Somsamouth

Collection number(s): LAOS_292

Collection Date: February 13, 2002

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Al Noman MA, Zaheed F, Hasanat A, et al. In vitro antiinflammatory activity of methanol extract of Hopea odorata (Roxb.) leaves. World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2016, volume 5, issue 6, 153-159. https://wjpr.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/article_issue/1464609107.pdf 

Hossain M, Shah M, Kabir M, et al. Anthelmintic Effects of Different Extracts of Hopea odorata Leaves on Tubifex tubifex Worm Using In vitro Method and their Condensed tannin.. British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research 2015, 8,10.9734/BJPR/2015/19064. DOI:10.9734/BJPR/2015/19064  

Kabir M.H., Hossain MM, Kabir MI, et al. Antioxidant, antidiarrheal, hypoglycemic and thrombolytic activities of organic and aqueous extracts of Hopea odorata leaves and in silico PASS prediction of its isolated compounds. BMC Complement Altern Med 2016, 16, 474. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1461-x  

Nguyen ST, Huynh KL, Nguyen HL, et al. Hopea odorata extract inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma via induction of caspase-dependent apoptosis. Onco Targets Ther. 2017 Dec 4;10:5765-5774. doi: 10.2147/OTT.S150092 

Yang Y, Yu T, Lee YG, et al. Methanol extract of Hopea odorata suppresses inflammatory responses via the direct inhibition of multiple kinases. J Ethnopharmacol 2013, 145(2):598-607. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.11.041