(Lythraceae) Duabanga grandiflora (Roxb. ex DC.) Walp.

Local name(s): (ten/ling ngoh)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a tonic, used to treat dermatitis. 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Large tree u to 30 m tall; thick bark, leaves shiny.

Locality: Vientiane, Feuang District.

Habitat: Forests.

Altitude:

Collector(s): B Southavong

Collection number(s): Southavong 141

Collection Date: May 12, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334771.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Jahan I, Khan MF, Sayeed MA, Arshad L, Hossen MA, Jakaria M, Ağagündüz D, Haque MA, Capasso R. Neuropharmacological and Antidiarrheal Potentials of Duabanga grandiflora (DC.) Walp. Stem Bark and Prospective Ligand-Receptor Interactions of Its Bioactive Lead Molecules. Curr Issues Mol Biol. 2022 May 20;44(5):2335-2349. doi: 10.3390/cimb44050159 

Malik, F.Z.A., Allaudin, Z.N., Loh, H.S. et al. Antiviral and virucidal activities of Duabanga grandiflora leaf extract against Pseudorabies virus in vitro. BMC Complement Altern Med 16, 139 (2016). DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1120-2