(Phyllanthaceae) Aporosa sp. 1

Local name(s): 

Medicinal use(s): to prepare a tonic

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: Tree, 8-10 meters high. White stem wood. Outerbark and twig have thorns. Big bright yellowish-green leaves. Leaf oval, entire. Leaf size 5 x 10 cenimters. Ripe fruit is yellow.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Xonbouly District, Ban Nonh Khu Neua.

Habitat: Grows wild in dry deciduous dipterocarp forest.

Altitude: 624 m asl. 

Collector(s): K. Sydara, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh

Collection number(s): LAOS_088 (= Sydara 088)

Collection Date: February 5, 2000.

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245843.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:

Abdul U, Manikandan DB, Arumugam M, et al. GC-MS based metabolomic profiling of Aporosa cardiosperma (Gaertn.) Merr. leaf extracts and evaluating its therapeutic potential. Sci Rep 2024, 14(1):16010.  DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-66491-2


Badami S, Rai SR, Suresh B. Antioxidant activity of Aporosa lindleyana root. J Ethnopharmacol 2005, 101(1-3):180-4.  DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2005.04.029
Jayakar B, Suresh B. Antihyperglycemic and hypoglycemic effect of Aporosa lindleyana in normal and alloxan induced diabetic rats. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2003, volume 84, issues 2–3, pages 247-249.https://doi.org/10.1016/S0378-8741(02)00328-8. 

Panda, Siva S. et al. Protective effects of Aporosa octandra bark extract against D-galactose induced cognitive impairment and oxidative stress in mice. Heliyon 2018, volume 4,issue 11, e00951. https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(18)34864-3