(Rosaceae) Rubus ellipticus Sm.

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Medicinal use(s): treat gonorrhea; infectious rash; leg nerve pain (sciatica)

Part(s) used: twigs

Field Characters: Shrub 2-3 m high, with short spines. Leaves with 3 leafets, leaflet opposite, margins dentate. In florescence a cyme with 3 flowers, white, 5 bracts and 5 petals. Fruits hairy, yellow when ripe. 

Locality: Oudomxay Province, La District, Lak Sip Ha Village.

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Altitude:    m asl 

Collector(s): Kham Korn

Collection number(s): LAOS_387

Collection Date: March 23, 2002

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Hummer KE. Rubus Pharmacology: Antiquity to the Present.  Hort Science 2010, vol. 55(11), pages 1587-1591. https://www.ars.usda.gov/ARSUserFiles/2674/hummer%20rubus%20pharmacology.pdf