(Meliaceae) Melia azedarach L.
Local name(s): ກະ ເດົາ ຊ້າງ (ຫ້ຽນ) (ka dao xang; hienne)
Medicinal use(s): Fruit to kill worms, bark used for skin disease.
Part(s) used: Fruit, stembark.
Field Characters: Tree 12 m tall, dbh 30 cm, bark gray, fissured, slash pale brown to white, fruits green, globular.
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city. GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.
Habitat: Edge of forest in a broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15060
Collection Date: September 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314171.----
Local name(s): ກົກຮ່ຽນມ, ກະເດົາຊ້າງ (kok hiene, ka dao xang)
Medicinal use(s): Treatment of skin diseases.
Part(s) used: Leaf, fruit
Field Characters: Tree 15 m tall, dbh 30 cm, bark gray roughly fissured, flowers white, stamen column bluish purple to dark purple.
Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.
GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.
Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.
Altitude: 390 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15438
Collection Date: February 11, 2020
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330008.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Azhar F, Latif A, Rafay MZ, et al. Pharmacological importance of Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry tree): An Overview. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications 2023, Volume 8, Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2023, pp: 1551-1558www.ijprajournal.com ISSN: 2249-7781. https://ijprajournal.com/issue_dcp/Pharmacological%20Importance%20of%20Melia%20azedarach%20L.%20Chinaberry%20tree%20An%20Overview.pdf
Kar DR, Ghosh P, Suresh P, et al. Review on phyto-chemistry and pharmacological activity of Melia azedarach. Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev. 2022, Vol. 28: 38-46 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/ijerr.2022.v28.006.
Peng H, Wang S., Wang J, et al. Chemical Components of Aqueous Extracts of Melia azedarach Fruits and Their Effects on The Transcriptome of Staphylococcus aureus. Polish Journal of Microbiology 2021, 70(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-041.
Sharma D and Paul Y. Preliminary and pharmacological profile of Melia azedarach L.: An Overview. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2013, Vol. 3 (12), pp. 133-138. Available online at http://www.japsonline.com DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.31224 https://japsonline.com/admin/php/uploads/1148_pdf.pdf