(Primulaceae) Ardisia hanceana Mez

Local name(s):  ຕາກວາງ (ຕີນຈໍາກ້ຽງ)  (Ta kuang; Tin cham kieng) 

Medicinal use(s): detoxification caused by eating some food during puerperium 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Small tree, fruits green 

Locality: Oudomxay, 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: Broadleaved, mixed 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 15079

Collection Date: September 25, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314145.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


Liu B, Liu R, Liu Q, Ashby CR Jr, Zhang H, Chen ZS. The ethnomedicinal and functional uses, phytochemical and pharmacology of compounds from Ardisia species: An updated review. Med Res Rev. 2022 Sep;42(5):1888-1929. doi: 10.1002/med.21894. Epub 2022 Jun 6. PMID: 35670013.

Mejia E,& Ramírez-Mares M. (2011). Ardisia: Health-promoting properties and toxicity of phytochemicals and extracts. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods 2011, 21: 667-674. DOI:10.3109/15376516.2011.601355

Nguyen Thi Hong Van, Céline Rivière, Pham Quoc Long, et al. Flavonoids, megastigmanes and other constituents from Ardisia incarnata. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2015, Volume 61, Pages 413-416. ISSN 0305-1978. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2015.07.014. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0305197815001805)