(Meliaceae) Melia azedarach L.

Local name(s): ກະ ເດົາ ຊ້າງ (ຫ້ຽນ) (ka dao xang; hienne) 

Medicinal use(s): Fruit to kill worms, bark used for skin disease.

Part(s) used: Fruit, stembark.

Field Characters: Tree 12 m tall, dbh 30 cm, bark gray, fissured, slash pale brown to white, fruits green, globular. 

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 15060

Collection Date: September 25, 2014

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Useful references:

Azhar F, Latif A, Rafay MZ, et al. Pharmacological importance of Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry tree): An Overview. International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research and Applications 2023, Volume 8, Issue 1 Jan-Feb 2023, pp: 1551-1558www.ijprajournal.com ISSN: 2249-7781. https://ijprajournal.com/issue_dcp/Pharmacological%20Importance%20of%20Melia%20azedarach%20L.%20Chinaberry%20tree%20An%20Overview.pdf

Kar DR, Ghosh P, Suresh P, et al. Review on phyto-chemistry and pharmacological activity of Melia azedarach. Int. J. Exp. Res. Rev. 2022, Vol. 28: 38-46 (2022). DOI: https://doi.org/10.52756/ijerr.2022.v28.006.

Peng H, Wang S., Wang J, et al. Chemical Components of Aqueous Extracts of Melia azedarach Fruits and Their Effects on The Transcriptome of Staphylococcus aureus. Polish Journal of Microbiology 2021, 70(4), 447-459. https://doi.org/10.33073/pjm-2021-041.

 Sharma D and Paul Y. Preliminary and pharmacological profile of Melia azedarach L.: An Overview. Journal of Applied Pharmaceutical Science 2013, Vol. 3 (12), pp. 133-138. Available online at http://www.japsonline.com DOI: 10.7324/JAPS.2013.31224  https://japsonline.com/admin/php/uploads/1148_pdf.pdf