(Lauraceae) Nothaphoebe condensa Ridl.
Local name(s): (Yang bong)
Medicinal use(s): to treat polio.
Part(s) used: stem (= stem bark + stem wood).
Field Characters: Tree, about 8-10 m tall.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Pun Ngam Village.
Habitat: Growing at the edge of rice paddy.
Altitude: 170 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_624
Collection Date: August 5, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA,under accession no. 2256542.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlinePham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 394 #1584 (as Nothaphoebe condensata Ridl.)
Medicinal properties:
Arifin YF, Hamidah S, Panjaitan S, Suhartono E. In Vitro Anti-Inflammatory Activities of Red Gemor (Nothaphoebe cf Umbelliflora). Joural of Medical and Bioengineering 2015, vol. 4, no. 4, pp. 312-317. http://www.jomb.org/uploadfile/2014/1114/20141114113435388.pdf
Santosa PB, Thalib I, Suhartono E, Turjaman M. Antioxidant and Anti-Lipid Peroxidation Activities of Leaves and Seed Extracts of Gemor (Nothaphoebe coriacea). International Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemical Research 2016, 8(7), 1149-1153. https://impactfactor.org/PDF/IJPPR/8/IJPPR,Vol8,Issue7,Article14.pdf