(Vitaceae) Leea aequata L.

Local name(s): ຄອນແຄນ, ຕ້າງໄກ່ຂາວ (Khone khene, Tang kai khao) 

Medicinal use(s): treat uterus infection

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Large liana-like shrub, leaf pinnate to bipinnate, fruits dull green, in dense clusters.

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

GPS reading: At the vicinity of 20o 39.858’ N; 102o 00.033’ E.

Habitat: Forest at bottom of a slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.

Altitude: 740 m asl. 

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

Collection number(s): DDS 15131

Collection Date: September 27, 2014

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Useful references:

Hossain F, Mostofa MG, Alam AK. (2021). Traditional uses and pharmacological activities of the genus Leea and its phytochemicals: A review. Heliyon 2021, 7(2): e06222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06222 

Mostofa MG, Reza ASM, Khan Z, et al. Apoptosis-inducing anti-proliferative and quantitative phytochemical profiling with in silico study of antioxidant-rich Leea aequata L. leaves. Heliyon 2024, volume 10, issue 1, e23400. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23400

Purwaniati P, Kartasasmita, et al.  Pharmacological activities, isolated compounds, toxicity, and potential for new drug discovery from the genus Leea. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy 2024, vol. 35, number 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.6654