(Myrtaceae) Syzygium balsameum (Wight) Wall. ex Walp.

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Medicinal use(s): to treat dengue fever

Part(s) used: root and stem

Field Characters: Shrub about 3 m high. Leaves simple, opposite. Fruit small, green round, clumped together in a cyme.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Nong Sa Man Village.

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Altitude: 170 m asl 

Collector(s): A. Libman, S. Bouamanivong, K. Kunsawanh

Collection number(s): LAOS_494

Collection Date: July 11, 2003

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Neshar Uddin ABM, Hossain F, Ali Reza ASM, et al. Traditional uses, pharmacological activities, and phytochemical constituents of the genus Syzygium: A review. Food Science Nutrition 2022, volume 10, issue 6, pages 1789-1819. https://doi.org/10.1002/fsn3.2797 

Parul R, Das AK, Rana MS. Comparative pharmacological evaluation in respect to non-polar and polar solvent extracts of the leaves of Syzygium balsameum & Syzygium formosum. Journal of Pharmacognosy and Phytochemistry 2020, 9(6): 45-52. https://www.phytojournal.com/archives/2020/vol9issue6/PartA/9-5-570-369.pdf

Parul MR. 2',4'-dihydroxy-3',5'-dimethyl-6'-methoxychalcone Isolated from the Ethyl Acetate Extract of the Leaves of Syzygium Balsameum (Wight) Wall. ex Walp. Natural Products Chemistry & Research 2021, volume 9, issue 6. https://www.iomcworld.com/open-access/24dihydroxy35dimethyl6methoxychalcone-isolated-from-the-ethyl-acetate-extract-of-the-leaves-of-syzygium-balsameum-wight-wall-ex-wa-83136.html