(Orchidaceae) Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.

Local name(s): ເອື້ອງສົບເປັດ, ເອື້ອງນາງກາຍ, ກະດ້າມຜີ (euang sop pet, euang nang kai, ka dam phy)

Medicinal use(s): used in cases of ear infection

Part(s) used: leaves

Field Characters: Epiphyte on a tree trunk, 4 m above ground. Fruits dry, splitting.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village. GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 390 m asl. 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 15424

Collection Date: February 10, 2020

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Useful references:

Hoque MM, Md. Rahman M, Animesh Biswas A, et al. Pharmacological and phytochemical investigations of methanol extracts of leaves, bulb, and root of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. (Orchidaceae): a promising ethnomedicinal plant. Springer Science and Business Media LLC 2024. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4887855/v1

Kumar A, Chauhan S, Rattan S, et al. In vitro propagation and phyto-chemical assessment of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw.: An orchid of pharma-horticultural importance. South African Journal of Botany 2022, volume 144, pages 261-269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2021.06.030.