(Phyllanthaceae) Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir.

Local name(s): (Kang pa)

Medicinal use(s): to treat fever (a febrifuge).

Part(s) used: stem.

Field Characters: A shrub growing to 5 m tall, many branches; leaves small; flowers greenish, forming on the leaf axil.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Phon Hong District, Ban Nabone.

Habitat: Riverside clearings.

Altitude:   m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 174

Collection Date: May 20, 1999

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Local name(s): (Kheua kang pa)

Medicinal use(s): to treat gynecological disorders.

Part(s) used: stem and twigs.

Field Characters: Large shrub, 7-8 m tall, leaves simple, alternate, flowers small, white.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Meuang Pheuang District, Nathong Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:  230 m asl. 

Collector(s): M. Vanthanouvong, K. Phonlavong

Collection number(s): LAOS_721

Collection Date: May 28, 2005

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Local name(s): (Kheua kang pa don; Khua)

Medicinal use(s): as an antipyretic

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Tree up to 8-10 m high. Leaves small, elliptic.  Inflorescences axillary, flowers whitish pink.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Bolikhamxay District, Piang Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong, S. Saynhasing

Collection number(s): LAOS_746

Collection Date: May 21, 2005

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Hiremath KY, Shinde S, Jambale UK, et al. Anticancer effect of Phyllanthus reticulatus methanolic leaf extract on HCT-116 colon cancer cell line using GC-MS and FTIR analysis. Arch Razi Inst 2024,79(5):1013-1021. doi: 10.32592/ARI.2024.79.5.1013 

Saleh-e-In MM, Kar P, Roy A, Kowalski R. Phytochemical account: Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. Journal of Phytomolecules and Pharmacology 2022, 19-29. DOI: https://doi.org/10.56717/jpp.2022.v01i01.003

Sharma S and Kumar S. Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. – An important medicinal plant: A review of its phytochemistry, traditional uses and pharmacological properties.  International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research 2013, 10, 2528-2534. https://ijpsr.com/bft-article/phyllanthus-reticulatus-poir-an-important-medicinal-plant-a-review-of-its-phytochemistry-traditional-uses-and-pharmacological-properties/

Sinan KI, Cádiz-Gurrea MN, Leyva-Jiménez FJ, et al.  New insights on Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. leaves and stem bark extracts: UPLC-ESI-TOF-MS profiles, and biopharmaceutical and in silico analysis. New J. Chem, 2021,45, 21049-21065.