(Rubiaceae) Paederia foetida L.

Local name(s): ເຄືອ ຕົດ ໝາກ້ ຽງ (kheua tot ma kieng) ; ຕົດ ໝາ ປ່າ (toht ma pa)

Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Vine, flowers dull pink, with a violet throat.

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

GPS reading: 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E

Habitat: Open field. Edge of a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest.

Altitude: 730 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15085

Collection Date: September 26, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314198.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:

Dutta PP, Marbaniang K, Sen S, et al. A review on phytochemistry of Paederia foetida Linn. Phytomedicine Plus 2023, Volume 3, Issue 1, 100411. ISSN 2667-0313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100411. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2667031323000076)

 Khushbu C, Patel Anar, Patel Mayuree P, et al. Paederia foetida Linn. as a potential medicinal plant: a review. Journal of Pharmacy Research  2010, volume 3, pages 3135-3137.   https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:78868178

Macwan C. Paederia foetida Linn. as a potential medicinal plant : A Review. Journal of Pharmacy Research 2010, 3(12):3135-3137. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275555331_Paederia_foetida_Linn_As_a_potential_medicinal_plant_A_Review

Roy P, Das H, Samim A, et al. A review on Paederia foetida as a medicinal plant and it's pharmacological activities. Phytomedicine Plus 2023, volume 3, Issue 1, 100411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phyplu.2023.100411    10.20959/wjpps202112-20659.

 Sarma MK, Saha D, Das BK, et al. A delve into the pharmacological targets and biological mechanisms of Paederia foetida Linn.: A rather invaluable traditional medicinal plant. Naunyn- Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol. 2023, 396(10):2217-2240.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-023-02496-4  Epub 2023 Apr 26. PMID: 37099165.

 Wang L, Jiang Y, Han T, et al.  A phytochemical, pharmacological and clinical profile of Paederia foetida and P. scandens. Nat Prod Commun. 2014, 9(6):879-86. PMID: 25115105. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/25115105/