(Meliaceae) Cipadessa baccifera (Roxb. ex Roth) Miq. 

Local name(s): ເພ້ຍຟານ (Phia fane)

Medicinal use(s): To treat nervous system disorders. 

Part(s) used: Stem; leaf

Field Characters: Large shrub 4 m tall, fruits green.

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city. GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.

Habitat: Edge of forest in a broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope. 

Altitude: 730 m asl.

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15061

Collection Date: September 25, 2014

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Local name(s): ໝາກແຟນດິນ (Mak fene din)

Medicinal use(s): treat kidney infection; also a tonic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Shrub 2 m tall, fruits yellowish green, on a long peduncled, few-fruited inflorescence.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city.

GPS reading: At vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.

Habitat: Forested slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 800-900 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15099

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

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Local name(s): ໝາກແຟນດິນ (Mak fene din)

Medicinal use(s): treat kidney infection; also a tonic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet, upper surface of leaflets green, lower surface gray, fruits profuse, deep red, glossy, in pendulous, lax panicles.

Locality: Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city. GPS reading: At the vicinity of 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.

Habitat: Forested slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 800-900 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15104

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

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Useful references:

Kavitha K, Bopaiah A, Kolar AB. Chemical composition of the essential oil from the leaves of Cipadessa baccifera (Roth.) Miq. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 2016, 7(1):392-396. DOI:10.13040/IJPSR.0975-8232.7(1).392-96

Lubis SR, Subandi S, Muntholib M et al. Antioxidant activity, xanthine oxidase inhibitory activity, and compounds determination of Cipadessa baccifera leaf extract.  AIP Conf. Proc. 2021, Vol. 2353, 030120. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0053207

Luo X-D, Wu S-H, et al. Components of Cipadessa baccifera. Phytochemistry 2000, Volume 55, Issue 8, Pages 867-872. ISSN 0031-9422. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(00)00247-8. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0031942200002478)

Ning J, Di YT, Fang X, et al. Limonoids from the leaves of Cipadessa baccifera. J Nat Prod. 2010 Aug 27;73(8):1327-31. doi: 10.1021/np900852d. PMID: 20666364. 

Patel MR, Harisha CR et al. Phyto: Pharmacognostical screening of stem and stem bark of Cipadessa baccifera (Roth.) Miq. International Journal of Botany Studies 2020, volume 5, issue 4, pages 52-61. ISSN: 2455-541X. www.botanyjournals.com https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343536971_Phyto_pharmacognostical_screening_of_stem_and_stem_bark_of_cipadessa_baccifera_Roth_Miq