(Rhamnaceae) Rhamnus subapetala Merrill 

Local name(s): (Khout Kab)

Medicinal use(s): as an antiphlogistic 

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Woody vine.

Locality: Vientiane

Habitat: Disturbed forest

Altitude:   m asl 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 049

Collection Date: October 9, 1997

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2193539.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


Pham Hoang Ho: Cayco Vietnam vol. 2 p. 449 online (as Rhamnus subpeltatus) Flora of China Vol. 12 Page 143, 150 (as Rhamnus subapetala)GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility (as Rhamnus subapetala)

Medicinal properties:

Kamau SW, Ngugi MP, Mwitari PG, Njeru SN. Network pharmacology, molecular docking and experimental approaches of the anti-proliferative effects of Rhamnus prinoides ethyl-acetate extract in cervical cancer cells. Heliyon 2024, 10(17):e37324. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e37324 

Nekkaa A, Benaissa A, Mutelet F, Canabady-Rochelle L. Rhamnus alaternus Plant: Extraction of Bioactive Fractions and Evaluation of Their Pharmacological and Phytochemical Properties. Antioxidants (Basel) 2021, 10(2):300. doi: 10.3390/antiox10020300 

Nigussie G. (2021). Traditional Medicinal Uses, Phytochemicals, and Pharmacological Activities of Genus Rhamnus: A review. J Turkish Chemical Soc Section A: Chemistry 2021, volume: 8, issue: 3, 899 - 932.  https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/jotcsa/issue/62350/929188 

Zeouk,I, Khadija B. (2019). A critical overview of the traditional, phytochemical and pharmacological aspects of Rhamnus alaternus: a Mediterranean shrub. Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine 2019, 20. DOI:10.1007/s13596-019-00388-8