(Loranthaceae) Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.) Tiegh.

Local name(s): ຝາກໝາກມຸ້ນ (Phak mak moun)

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism; also as a tonic

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: A parasitic plant hanging from a tree, unopened flowers pale green, set in axillary clusters.

Locality: Dong na forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone Phomvihan district, Savannakhet Province

GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.

Habitat: Monsoonal forest, in forest opening.

Altitude: 160 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong 

Collection number(s): KS 19-038

Collection Date: March 25, 2014


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Local name(s): (pak toy)

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism.

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Large, spreading parasitic plant on a Cratoxylum tree, fruits small, globular, greenish yellow.

Locality: Bolikhamsai Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15050

Collection Date: May 30, 2014


Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313753; 2313927.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


Lim YC, Rajabalaya R, David SR. A Hidden Treasure: The Borneo Mistletoes. Pharmacogn Rev 2017,11(22):153-157. doi: 10.4103/phrev.phrev_16_17. PMID: 28989251; PMCID: PMC5628522. 
Li-wei PAN, Ze-ping LUO, Zheng WEI, et al. Study on the chemical constituents and anticancer effects of Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.) Van Tiegh.[J] Natl Prod Rese Dev 2022, 34(8):338-344. https://www.trcw.ac.cn/EN/10.16333/j.1001-6880.2022.8.009      (https://www.trcw.ac.cn/EN/Y2022/V34/I8/1338)

Rahman MM, Chowdhury MAU, Uddin ME, et al. Macrosolen cochinchinensis (Lour.): Anti-nociceptive and antioxidant activity. Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine 2012, volume 2, issue 1, Supplement, pages S203-S207. ISSN 2221-1691. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60160-9.