(Myrtaceae) Syzygium nervosum DC.

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Medicinal use(s): to treat dermatological disorders

Part(s) used: whole plant ("shrub")

Field Characters: Shrub, citronella-like odor when leaves are crushed

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Kham Pai Village

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Altitude:  166 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): LAOS_611 (= Libman 161)

Collection Date: August 3, 2004

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Medicinal use(s): to treat cancer

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: Small tree, greenish tint to bark, sweet odor.

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Xay District, Nha Lao Village.

Habitat: Growing in primary forest.

Altitude:  996 m asl. 

Collector(s): A. Libman, K. Phommavong

Collection number(s): LAOS_633 (= Libman 213)

Collection Date: August 16, 2004

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Lan TPN, Tran  TT. Syzygium nervosum extraction and potent bioactivities. IOP Conf. Ser.: Earth Environ. Sci 2024, 1340. 

https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/1340/1/012031 

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 

Pham GN, Nguyen TTT, Nguyen-Ngoc H. Ethnopharmacology, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacology of Syzygium nervosum. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2020, 2020:8263670. doi: 10.1155/2020/8263670