(Hydrangeaceae) Hydrangea febrifuga (Lour.) Y.De Smet & Granados
Local name(s): ຫອ້ມ ດົງ (hohm dong) ; ບົ້ງ ເລັນ (bohng len)
Use(s): Used for the treatment of kidney stones and jaundice.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Shrub 2 m tall, flower buds light blue to bluish white, open deeper blue.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.
Altitude: 1130 m asl
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road and in semi-open forest floor.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection Number(s): DDS 14972
Collection Date(s): May 16, 2014
Additional Information:
Voucher specimen in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313846.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World online Flora of China Vol. 8 Page 405 (as Dichroa februfuga)GBIF Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful References:
Jang, C., Fu, F., Huang, K. et al. Pharmacology of Ch‘ang Shan (Dichroa febrifuga), a Chinese Antimalarial Herb. Nature 161, 400–401 (1948) doi:10.1038/161400b0Jiang S, Zeng Q, Gettayacamin M, et al. Antimalarial activities and therapeutic properties of febrifugine analogs. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2005;49(3):1169–1176. doi:10.1128/AAC.49.3.1169-1176.2005
Koepfli JB, Mead JF, Brockman JA Jr. An alkaloid with high antimalarial activity from Dichroa febrifuga. J Am Chem Soc 1947, 69(7):1837. DOI: 10.1021/ja01199a513