(Elaeagnaceae) Elaeagnus conferta Roxb.
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): source of nutrition (nutritive value).
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Straggling shrub (liana) 10-20 m long. Leaves alternate, glistering silvery-white beneath, 6-nerved. Flowers ivory white in axillary or terminal (cyme) raceme.
Locality: Vientiane Province, Nonsavanh Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): LAOS_240
Collection Date: May 27, 2001
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245821.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
Dandge P, Kasabe P, Patil R. (2011). Evaluation of medicinal and nutritional components from the Eleagnus conferta fruit. Science Research Reporter 2011, 1:56-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.70226 Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
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Gupta M, Gulati M, Kapoor B. Elaeagnus conferta Roxb. and chemotherapeutic agents-based anticancer therapy: Harnessing the dual approach. Medical Hypotheses 2023, volume 175, 111075. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2023.111075
Zhang J, Wu P, He Y, et al. Characterization of Bioactive Compounds in Elaeagnus conferta Leaf Extract Using UPLC-Q-TOF-MS and Evaluation of Its Anti-Obesity Effects. Food Sci Nutr. 2025 May 25;13(6):e70226.doi: 10.1002/fsn3.70226