(Moraceae) Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner

Local name(s): (nom sao)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat uterine cancer.

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: Small tree, 8-10 m height. Stem wood is red. The inside of the bark is also red. Alternate Leaves alternate, oval, with entire margin. Leaf size 4 by 9 cm, brownish-green in color.

Locality: Laos, Xonbouly District, Savannakhet Province, Ban Nonh Khu Neua. 

Habitat: -

Altitude: 624 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, D.T. Kein, M.V. Sinh

Collection number(s): Sydara 092

Collection Date: February 5, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245840.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:


Chewchinda S, Leakaya N, Sato H, Sato VH. Antidiabetic effects of Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner heartwood extract. J Tradit Complement Med 2019, 11(1):68-74.  doi: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2019.10.004 
Polbuppha I, Suthiphasilp V, Maneerat T, et al. Macluracochinones A-E, antimicrobial flavonoids from Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner.Phytochemistry 2021, volume 187, 112773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112773  
Rueankham, L., Panyajai, P., Saiai, A. et al. Biological activities of extracts and compounds from Thai Kae-Lae (Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner). BMC Complement Med Ther  2023, 23, 191. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-023-03979-w.  
Sato VH, Chewchinda S, Parichatikanond W, Vongsak B. In vitro and in vivo evidence of hypouricemic and anti-inflammatory activities of Maclura cochinchinensis (Lour.) Corner heartwood extract. J Tradit Complement Med. 2019 10(1):85-94.   DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcme.2019.03.003.