(Opiliaceae) Lepionurus sylvestris Blume
Local name(s):
Medicinal use(s): to treat heart disease (cardiovascular disorders)
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Tree 8 m high, leaves simple, alternate, dark green above. Flowers with white corolla, the disk yellow. Fruits round, green, dark black when ripe.
Locality: Xiengkhouang Province, Kham District, Tha Village.
Habitat:
Altitude: m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_853
Collection Date: October 25, 2006
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2309651Project: ICBG
Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 5 Page 206WFO - The World Flora Online Pham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 2, p. 125, plant #4435
Medicinal properties:
Pan X, Olatunji OJ, Basit A, et al. Insights into the phytochemical profiling, antidiabetic and antioxidant potentials of Lepionurus sylvestris Blume extract in fructose/streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Front Pharmacol 2024, 5:1424346. https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/pharmacology/articles/10.3389/fphar.2024.1424346/full
Phoopha S, Sangkaew S, Wattanapiromsakul C, et al. Nuankaew W, Kang TH, Dej-Adisai S. Phytochemical Investigation of Lepionurus sylvestris Blume and Their Anti-Diabetes Effects via Anti-Alpha Glucosidase and Insulin Secretagogue Activities Plus Molecular Docking. Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2023 Aug 10;16(8):1132. DOI: 10.3390/ph16081132
Ralte L, Sailo H, Kumar NS, Singh YT. Exploring the pharmacological potential of Lepionurus sylvestris blume: from folklore medicinal usage to modern drug development strategies using in vitro and in silico analyses. BMC Complement Med Ther 2024, 30;24(1):289. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12906-024-04567-2#citeas