(Malvaceae) Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.

Local name(s): (Ngiou barn)

Medicinal use(s): treat hangover (overdrinking)

Part(s) used: stem without the bark

Field Characters: Medium-sized tree up to 10 m high. Stem glabrous, pale green. Leaves palmate, alternate, leaflets 6-8. Flowers white, inflorescence in axillary or terminal raceme. Fruits numerous, contains cotton and numerous black seeds.

Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Luang Prabang District, Phanluang Village.

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Altitude: 335 m asl. 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, D.T. Jien, M.V. Sinh

Collection number(s): Southavong 081 (LAOS_0081)

Collection Date: January 26, 2000

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Local name(s): (Ngiou narm)

Medicinal use(s): as an antipyretic; also as an ingredient of antimalara remedies.

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: Big tree, 15-30 meters high, trunk bark covered by thorns. Leaves five-lobed, petiole long. Flower pale yellow, corolla with five petals. Fruit big. Flowering before leafing in January.

Locality: Champasak Province, Ba Chieng District, Nongxay Village

Habitat: 

Altitude: 208 m asl 

Collector(s): K. Korn

Collection number(s): LAOS 269

Collection Date: February 4, 2002

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Chan EWC, Yeong SW, Wong CW, et al. Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.: An overview of its botany, uses, reproductive biology, pharmacological properties, and industrial potentials. J App Biol Biotech 2023,11(1):1-7. DOI: 10.7324/JABB.2023.110101  https://jabonline.in/admin/php/uploads/848_pdf.pdf 

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Silué GNA, Belemlilga MB, Djadji ATL, et al. Anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities assessment of an aqueous extract of Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn (Malvaceae), RPS Pharmacy and Pharmacology Reports 2023, volume 2, Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1093/rpsppr/rqad037   

Kumar R, Kumar N, Ramalingayya GV, et al. Evaluation of Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertner bark extracts for in vitro cytotoxicity on cancer cells and in vivo antitumor activity in solid and liquid tumor models. Cytotechnology 2016 Oct;68(5):1909-23. doi: 10.1007/s10616-016-0002-2 

Osifo M, Ihim SA, Ani N, et al. Wound healing and anti-inflammatory activities of Ceiba pentendra (l.) Gaertn. Pharmacological Research - Modern Chinese Medicine 2022, vol. 3, 100077. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prmcm.2022.100077.