(Fabaceae) Acacia pennata (L.) Willd.
Local name(s): (Chiongkatharng)
Medicinal use(s): as a detoxificant; as an antidote.
Part(s) used: liana (= the stem).
Field Characters: Thorny and quadrangular (young stem) vine. Leaves with small leaflets. Flower resemble the flower of Caesalpinia mimosoides (Phark kha gna).
Locality: Champasak Province, Ba Chieng District, Nongxay Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: 2276 m asl.
Collector(s): B. Southavong, K. Khamkorn
Collection number(s): LAOS_287
Collection Date: February 5, 2002
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2246509.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 10 Page 55, 58GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityFham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 826, plant #3317
Medicinal properties:
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Pegu F, Pharmacological Activities of Bioactive Compounds Isolated from Acacia pennata (l) Willd: A Comprehensive Update and Application of In Silico Techniques for Repurposing. Sciences of Phytochemistry 2022, Vol. 1, issue 1, pp. 1-10. https://etflin.com/article/33
Reena Terangpi, Ratan Basumatary, A K Tamuli, R Teron. Pharmacognostic and Physicochemical evaluation of stem bark of Acacia pennata (L.) Willd., a folk plant of the Dimasa tribe of Assam.d Cytotoxic Activities of Methanol Extract of Leucas aspera Leave. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2013;2(2):134-140.
Shao H, Xiao M, Zha Z, Olatunji OJ. UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS2 analysis of Acacia pennata extract and its effects on glycemic indices, lipid profile, pancreatic and hepatorenal alterations in nicotinamide/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Food Sci Nutr 2022, 10(4):1058-1069. doi: 10.1002/fsn3.2732
Terangpi R, Basumatary R, A K Tamuli, R Teron. Pharmacognostic and Physicochemical evaluation of stem bark of Acacia pennata (L.) Willd., a folk plant of the Dimasa tribe of Assam. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2013, 2(2):134-140. https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2013.v2.i2.149/pharmacognostic-and-physicochemical-evaluation-of-stem-bark-of-acacia-pennata-l-willd-a-folk-plant-of-the-dimasa-tribe-of-assamd-cytotoxic-activities-of-methanol-extract-of-leucas-aspera-leave
Trinh Tat C, Van Nguyen D. A Compound from Vietnamese Acacia pennata (L.) Willd Inhibits LPS-Induced Inflammatory Signals on Macrophage. Jundishapur J Nat Pharm Prod 2025, 20(3):e162886. doi: https://doi.org/10.5812/jjnpp-162886
Zothantluanga J. Ethnopharmacology and phytochemistry-based review on the antimalarial potential of Acacia pennata (L.) Willd. Science Vision 2020, 20:139-147. DOI:10.33493/scivis.20.04.02