(Resedaceae) Stixis hookeri Pierre
Local name(s): (Nao deuan ha)
Medicinal use(s): to treat fever, fatigue.
Part(s) used: stem; root.
Field Characters: Large liana, growing among another smaller vince.
Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Keuy Hin Lan Village.
Habitat: Growing at the edge of a secondary forest.
Altitude: 167 m asl.
Collector(s): A. Libman, O. Souliya
Collection number(s): LAOS_630
Collection Date: August 6, 2004
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA, under accession no. 2256536.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineJSTOR - Global PlantsPham Hoang Ho - Cayco Vietnam vol. 1, p. 601 #2402GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Akhter S. A pharmacological study on Stixis suaveolens (Roxb.) using experimental animal model. Phytomedicine 2021, 153. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15562/phytomedicine.2021.153
Chen TV, Nghia NT, Thi Thu Hien N. Recent Development of a Traditional Herbal Medicine, Stixis suaveolens (Roxb.) Pierre: Its Botany, Ethnomedicine, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology, and Toxicology. Natural Product Communications 2024, 19(6). doi:10.1177/1934578X24126289