(Fabaceae) Biancaea sappan (L.) Tod.

Local name(s): (fang deng)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat cirrhosis.

Part(s) used: wood

Field Characters: Tree with compound, alternate, bipinnate leaves. Numerous leaflets. Bright orange center of stem. Yellow inflorescence with small flowers having 5 petals, 5 sepals, 10 stamen with brown tips, and one stigma.

Locality: Champasac Province, Phonthong District; Usu Village Du Village

Habitat: -

Altitude: 110 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya, B. Vanavong

Collection number(s): LAOS 545

Collection Date: August 6, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2254275.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Adnan M, Jeon B-B, Chowdhury MHU, et al. Network Pharmacology Study to Reveal the Potentiality of a Methanol Extract of Caesalpinia sappan L. Wood against Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Life. 2022; 12(2):277. https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020277 

Syamsunarno MRA, Safitri R, Kamisah Y. Protective Effects of Caesalpinia sappan Linn. and Its Bioactive Compounds on Cardiovascular Organs. Front Pharmacol 2021,12:725745. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.725745 

Vij T, Anil PP, Shams R, et al. A Comprehensive Review on Bioactive Compounds Found in Caesalpinia sappan. Molecules 2023,28(17):6247. doi: 10.3390/molecules28176247