(Moraceae) Ficus auriculata Lour.

Local name(s): ເດື່ອ ວ່າ (deua va)

Medicinal use(s): a medicine during pregnancy, birth and postpartum.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Medium-sized tree, leaves alternate, obovate, margins wavy, The entire plant has white latex. Grows along river side.

Locality: Houaphan Province, Houa Muong District, Soplao Vilage.

Habitat: Grows along river side.

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Kunsawanh

Collection number(s): LAOS_700

Collection Date: May 15, 2005

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Local name(s): ເດື່ອ ວ່າ (deua va)

Medicinal use(s): To enable women to take galactose sugar after giving birth.

Part(s) used: fruit 

Field Characters: A low-branched tree from the base, branches are trees of 15-30 cm dbh, bark smoothish, gray, slash light brown, exuding beads of white latex, fruits globular, greenish brown, in bunches attached to the tree trunk and bran ches, mature fruits maroon-red.

Locality: Luang Prabang Province, Pak Ou District, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

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: 415 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15450

Collection Date: February 11, 2020

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Synonyms, images, taxonomic 

Medicinal properties:

Bhatt SC, Kumar V, Naik B, et al. Ficus auriculata Lour., an underutilized nonconventional alternative fruit to Ficus carica with nutraceutical potential. Discov Sustain 2024, 5, 254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00480-3  

Krupanidhi AM, Mohammed Qamar Raza SS, Lingaraj RH, et al. An Extensive Review on: Ficus auriculata biological activities. International Journal of Novel Research and Development 2023, volume 8, issue 8 August 2023. ISSN: 2456-4184. https://www.ijnrd.org/papers/IJNRD2308300.pdf