(Rubiaceae) Psychotria sarmentosa Blume
Local name(s): (khem khao khua)
Medicinal use(s): Used to regulate menstrual disorders.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Liana, fruits globular, dull gray-blue. Glossy, disposed on a terminal panicle, with side branches perpendiculat to the main axis.
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 15044
Collection Date: May 30, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313921.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityUseful references:
de Carvalho AR, de Carvalho MG, Braz-Filho R, et al. Chapter 7 - Psychotria Genus: Chemical Constituents, Biological Activities, and Synthetic Studies. Editor(s): Atta-ur-Rahman, Studies in Natural Products Chemistry, Elsevier, volume 48, 2016, pages 231-261. ISSN 1572-5995. ISBN 9780444636027. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-444-63602-7.00007-2.
Duong TH, Vu YT, Long NP, et al. Bioactive-Guided Phytochemical Investigations, In Vitro and In Silico Alpha-Glucosidase Inhibition of Two Vietnamese Medicinal Plants Dicranopteris linearis and Psychotria adenophylla. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023, 16(9):1253. doi: 10.3390/ph16091253.
Jayantha J, Jayasuriya WJAB, Herath D, et al. (2022). Determination of Anti-tuberculosis activity of Psychotria sarmentosa, Aponogeton crispus and two species of Pleurotus mushrooms. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2022, 5(3):954-960. DOI:10.52711/0974-360X.2022.00159
Yang H, Zhang H, Yang C, Chen Y. Chemical Constituents of Plants from the Genus Psychotria. Chem Biodivers 2016, 13(7):807-20. doi: 10.1002/cbdv.201500259.