(Hydroleaceae) Hydrolea zeylanica (L.) Vahl
Local name(s): (Nya bi ien)
Medicinal use(s): to treat edema.
Part(s) used: wholw plant.
Field Characters: Small shrub, bitter tasting.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Keuy Hin Lan Village.
Habitat: Aquatic, growing in a rice field.
Altitude: 182 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_632
Collection Date: August 6, 2004.
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2256534.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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Qureshi MS. Chemical composition and wound healing activity of methanolic leaf extract of Hydrolea zeylanica Vahl. by in vivo excision and incision models. International Journal of Green Pharmacy 2017, vol. 11 no. 02. https://www.greenpharmacy.info/index.php/ijgp/article/view/923
Swain SK, Chandra Dash U, Kanhar S, Sahoo AK. Ameliorative effects of Hydrolea zeylanica in streptozotocin-induced oxidative stress and metabolic changes in diabetic rats. J Ethnopharmacol 2020, 247:112257. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2019.112257
Swain S, Chandra Dash U, Sahoo A. Hydrolea zeylanica improves cognitive impairment in high-fat diet fed-streptozotocin-induced diabetic encephalopathy in rats via regulating oxidative stress, neuroinflammation, and neurotransmission in brain. Heliyon 2022, volume 8, Issue 11, e11301.
Swain SK, Dash UC, Kanhar S, Sahoo AK. Network pharmacology-based elucidation of bioactive compounds and experimental exploration of antidiabetic mechanisms of Hydrolea zeylanica. Cellular Signalling 2024, volume 114, 110999. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cellsig.2023.110999