(Poaceae) Lophatherum gracile Brongn.
Local name(s): ຫຍ້າແຟດນົກປີດ (ຊ້າຫົກ) (Nha fed nok pid; Xa hok)
Medicinal use(s): treat kidney stone, kidney inflammation
Part(s) used: root or rhizome
Field Characters: Herb with cylindrical to ellipsoid root tubers, inflorescences green.
Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of city.
GPS reading: at the vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.
Habitat: Forest edge in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 750-800 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15088
Collection Date: September 26, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314151.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Chen L-F, Zhong Y-L, Luo D, et al. Antiviral activity of ethanol extract of Lophatherum gracile against respiratory syncytial virus infection. J Ethnopharmacol 2019, Volume 242, 111575. ISSN 0378-8741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2018.10.036. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874117346810)
Ding Y, Wen G, Xingke Wei X, et al. Antibacterial activity and mechanism of luteolin isolated from Lophatherum gracile Brongn. against multidrug-resistant Escherichia coli. Front. Pharmacol. 2024, Sec. Ethnopharmacology, Volume 15. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2024.1430564
Li Z, Wu Z-F, Wu Q-L, et al. Lophatherum gracile Brongn.: A review on phytochemistry, bioactivity and food applications. Food Chemistry Advances 2024. DOI: 10.1016/j.focha.2024.100688
Yao B, Zhang M, Shaolei Zhao, et al. Research and utilization status of Lophatherum gracile: A medicinal and food homologous plant. Chinese Herbal Medicines 2024, available online 30 July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chmed.2024.07.006