(Phyllanthaceae) Phyllanthus taxodiifolius Beille

Local name(s): (Sieo noy)

Medicinal use(s): to treat fever wqith coma (as an antipyretic)

Part(s) used: entire plant

Field Characters: Shrub 2-3 m high, leaves alternate, distichous.

Locality: Champasak Province, Pathoumphone District, Boun Niay Village.

Altitude:  m asl. 

Collector(s): B. Southavong, D.T. Kien, M.V. Sinh 

Collection number(s): LAOS_158 (= Southavong 158)

Collection Date: March 23, 2000

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2245941.
Project: ICBG

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


Kwanthongdee J, Sunrat C,Munyoo B, et al. Phyllanthus taxodiifolius Beille suppresses microtubule dynamics and restricts glioblastoma aggressiveness,Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2019, volume 112, 108645. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2019.108645.
Mao X, Wu LF, Guo HL, et al. The Genus Phyllanthus: An Ethnopharmacological, Phytochemical, and Pharmacological Review. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2016,2016:7584952.  doi: 10.1155/2016/7584952 
Puchadapirom P, Tammasakchai A, Reungpatthanaphong S, et al. Non-mutagenic and genotoxic doses of cleistanthoside A tetraacetate isolated from Phyllanthus taxodiifolius Beille. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research 2012, vol. 6(26), pp.4317-4320. https://academicjournals.org/journal/JMPR/article-full-text-pdf/22D49C924868 
Sunrat C, Kwanthongdee J, Uppakara K, et al. Phyllanthus taxodiifolius Beille Disrupted N-cadherin, Vimentin, Paxillin and Actin Stress Fibers in Glioblastoma. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2022, 23, 7:2379-2386,  10.31557/APJCP.2022.23.7.2379.