(Melastomataceae) Melastoma sanguineum Sims.

Local name(s): ກົກ ໝາກ ຂີ້ ຄ້ານ (kohk mak kee khan) ; ເບັນ ອ້າ (ben ah)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat uterus pain.

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field Characters: Shrub, simple, opposite, red stem, pubescence on leaf and stem.

Locality: Oudomxai Province, Beng District.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 604 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, V. Somsamut, M. Xaiveu

Collection number(s): AL 41

Collection Date: June 18, 2003

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2252491.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 13 Page 364GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Medicinal properties:


Zheng W-J, Ren Y-S, Wu M-L., et al. 2020). A Review of the Traditional Uses, Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of the Melastoma genus. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2020, 264. 113322. DOI:10.1016/j.jep.2020.113322 

Samad NA, Mohamed Kamal NNSN, Yahaya N, et al. Ethnobotanical, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Aspects of Melastoma sp. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences 2018, 14(SUPP1): 153-163.  https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2018121315323826_MJMHS_SUPP_2018.pdf


Zhou T, Xu DP, Lin SJ, et al. Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction and Identification of Natural Antioxidants from the Fruit of Melastoma sanguineum Sims. Molecules 2017, 22(2):306. DOI: 10.3390/molecules22020306