(Lamiaceae) Callicarpa petelotii Dop
Local name(s): ຕົ້ນ ທະ ລາຍ (tohn ta lai)
Medicinal use(s): treatment of paralysis
Part(s) used: stem bark
Field Characters: Shrub 2-3 m tall. Leaves simple, opposite. Inflorescence axillary. Flower pink. Fruit round, purple.
Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Thongkong Village, roadside of Route to MBP; at the southern reaches of Nakai Nam Theum National Park.
Habitat: Tropical rainforest on flat level lands.
Altitude: 150 m asl.
Collector(s): O. Souliya, K. Phoulivong, D. Makiem and S. Pimmavong
Collection number(s): Onevilay_YML_028
Collection Date: July 21, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no.2336050.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
Jones WP, Kinghorn AD. Biologically active natural products of the genus Callicarpa. Curr Bioact Compd 2008,4(1):15-32. doi: 10.2174/157340708784533393
Tu Y, Sun L, Guo M, Chen W. The medicinal uses of Callicarpa L. in traditional Chinese medicine: an ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review. J Ethnopharmacol 2013, 146(2):465-81. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.051