(Myrtaceae) Syzygium formosum W.K.Soh & J.Parn. 

Local name(s): (Smake sarng)

Medicinal use(s): treat typhoid fever, respiratory system infection, tuberculosis.

Part(s) used: stem bark.

Field Characters: Big tree more than 30 m high. Leaves thick, wide, opposite, petiole short. Inflorescence a cyme with 5-6 flowers at the trunk and twigs, corolla red.

Locality: Champasac Province, Ba Chieng District, Nongxay Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude: 208 m asl. 

Collector(s): Kham Korn

Collection number(s): LAOS_282 

Collection Date: February 5, 2002

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Lee SH, Lee NY, Choi SH. et al. Molecular mechanism of the anti-inflammatory and skin protective effects of Syzygium formosum in human skin keratinocytes. Food Sci Biotechnol 33, 689–697 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10068-023-01380-4.  

Nguyen TMN, Lomunova M, Vu TPD, et al. Anti-allergic effects of the ethanol extract of Syzygium formosum (Wall.) Masam leaves and its immunoregulatory mechanisms, Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2018, volume 211, pages 171-179, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.09.026.