(Peraceae) Chaetocarpus castanicarpus (Roxb.) Thwaites
Local name(s): (bok khai)
Medicinal use(s): Treat cough.
Part(s) used: branch
Field Characters: Tree 15 m tall, fruits light green covered with soft bristles. Stemwood boiled for cough treatment. Common species throughout the preserve.
Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno.
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.
Altitude: 158 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 14901
Collection Date: December 17, 2013
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313676.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 11 Pages 279GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
Rahman R, Siddique T, Nipa FA, et al. Bark extract of Chaetocarpus castanocarpus (Roxb.) exhibits potent sedative, anxiolytic, and antidepressant effects through an in vivo approach in Swiss albino mice. Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2024, 28(3):1202-1212. doi: 10.26355/eurrev_202402_35359.