(Primulaceae) Ardisia humilis Vahl

Local name(s): ຕີນ​ ຈຳ​ ກ້ຽງ (teen cham kieng)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a diuretic; to treat cases of kidney stone.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet 4 m tall, flowers pink with green pedicel, disposed on axillary and terminal umbellate custers, fruits green, plant glabrous.

Locality: Bolikhamxai Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15034

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313911.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 15 Page 16GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:

Khatun A, Rahman M, & Kabi S, et al. Phytochemical and pharmacological properties of the methanolic extract of Ardisia humilis Vahl.. International Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Pharmacy 2013, 4:38-41. 10.7897/2277-4343.04120. 


Ningsih S, Agustini K, Kusumaningrum S, et al. Anti-inflammatory activity of the combination Ardisia humilis Vahl. and Curcuma xanthorrhiza Roxb. extract on an osteoarthritis rat model. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry 2024, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1080/13813455.2024.2406890


Rini TDP, Sangande F, Agustini K, Bahtiar A. Identification and Analysis of Ardisia humilis as Potential Antihyperlipidemic by Network Pharmacology Followed by Molecular Docking. Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2024, volume - 17, issue – 5. DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2024.00318

 

Tian-Liang XQ, Shama R, Yu J, et al. Ethnobotanical study of Zhuang medicinal herbs of Ardisia: variety systematization, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, clinical application, and toxicity. J Pharm Pharmacol 2024, 76(4):327-353. doi: 10.1093/jpp/rgad119.