(Meliaceae) Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) R.Parker G.Don

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Field Characters: Tree 15 m tall, dbh 20 cm, bark gray-white, slash greenish-yellowish, sap slight, sticky, leaves pinnate up to 1 ½ m long, fruits large up to 8 cm across, somewhat triangular in cross section, glabrous, 3-loculed. 

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city. 

Habitat: Forest trail on the western mountain slope of the preserve, in a tropical rain forest formation.

Altitude: 741 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayveu  

Collection number(s):  DDS 15410

Collection Date: November 18, 2018

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Local name(s):  ກ້ອງ ຕາ ເສືອ (kong ta seua)

Medicinal use(s): treat diarrhea

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 8-20 m tall. Leaves even pinnate,  30-60 cm long. Leaflets 5-21cm, opposite. Petiolules 2-12 mm. Inflorescence a spike, axillary, less than 30 cm. 

Locality: Khammouane Province; Nyomalat District; Tong Kong Village, roadside of Route to Khammouane Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve.

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_015

Collection Date: July 21, 2023

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Mishra A, Saklani S, Kothiyal S, et al.  Aphanamixis polystachya (wall.) Parker, phytochemistry, pharmacological properties and medicinal uses: an overview. World Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences 2024, 3(6):2242-2252.

Rahman MM, Shahab NB, Pintu Miah, Rahaman MM, et al. Polyphenol-rich leaf of Aphanamixis polystachya averts liver inflammation, fibrogenesis and oxidative stress in ovariectomized Long-Evans rats. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2021, volume 138, 111530. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2021.111530 

Shaikh S, Dubey R, Dhande S, et al. Phytochemical and Pharmacological Profile of Aphanamixis polystachya: An Overview. Research J Pharm Tech 2012, 5(10), pages 1260-1263.   https://rjptonline.org/AbstractView.aspx?PID=2012-5-10-12  

Shariare MH, Rahman M, Lubna SR, et al. Liposomal drug delivery of Aphanamixis polystachya leaf extracts and its neurobehavioral activity in mice model. Sci Rep 2024,10(1):6938.  DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63894-9