(Moraceae) Streblus asper Lour.

Local name(s): (sohm poh)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat furuncle.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: A tree growing up to 15 m tall, branches, thorny, fruits green turning yellow-orange when ripe.

Locality: Vientiane, Feuang District

Habitat: Forests

Altitude: 

Collector(s): B. Southavong

Collection number(s): Southavong 133

Collection Date: May 10, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334755.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Chamariya R, Raheja R, Suvarna V, Bhandare R. A critical review on phytopharmacology, spectral and computational analysis of phytoconstituents from Streblus asper Lour. Phytomedicine Plus 2022, volume 2, issue 1, 100177. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2021.100177 .

Rastogi S, Kulshreshtha DK, Rawat AK. Streblus asper Lour. (Shakhotaka): A Review of its Chemical, Pharmacological and Ethnomedicinal Properties. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2006, 3(2):217-22. doi: 10.1093/ecam/nel018  

Sripanidkulchai B, Junlatat J, Wara-aswapati N, Hormdee D. Anti-inflammatory effect of Streblus asper leaf extract in rats and its modulation on inflammation-associated genes expression in RAW 264.7 macrophage cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2009, volume 124, issue 3, pages 566-570.ISSN 0378-8741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2009.04.061. 

Taweechaisupapong S. Role of Streblus asper in Systemic and Oral Health: An Overview Suwimol Taweechaisupapong. J Dent Assoc  Thai  2015, vol. 65, no. 2. https://www.jdat.org/data/upload/file-218-20220411170159.pdf