(Rosaceae) Prunus cerasoides Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
Local name(s): Ton Khai Thong
Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache
Part(s) used: stem wood
Field Characters:
Locality: Saravanh Province, Saravanh District, Ban Na Tou.
Habitat:
Altitude: 656 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara
Collection number(s): Sydara 023
Collection Date: September 24, 1999
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2222130.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Medicinal properties:
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Arora DS, Mahajan H. Major Phytoconstituents of Prunus cerasoides Responsible for Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Potential Against Some Reference Strains of Pathogenic Bacteria and Clinical Isolates of MRSA. Appl Biochem Biotechnol. 2019,188(4):1185-1204. DOI: 10.1007/s12010-019-02985-4
Joseph N, Anjum N, Tripathi YC. Prunus cerasoides D. Don: a review on its ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. Int J Pharm Sci Rev Res 2018, 48(1), Article No. 15, Pages: 62-69. https://globalresearchonline.net/journalcontents/v48-1/15.pdf
Kim SD, Kim M, Minha Kim, Wu HH, et al. Prunus cerasoides Extract and Its Component Compounds Upregulate Neuronal Neuroglobin Levels, Mediate Antioxidant Effects, and Ameliorate Functional Losses in the Mouse Model of Cerebral Ischemia. Antioxidants 2022, 11(1), 99; https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox11010099