(Rubiaceae) Mussaenda pubescens Dryand.

Local name(s): (tang beu tohn)

Medicinal use(s): Used to treat uterus ulcer. 

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Small tree up to 5-7 m tall; leaves hairy; flowers white.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Hinheup District.

Habitat: Forests.

Altitude: 

Collector(s): B. Southavong

Collection number(s): Southavong 125

Collection Date: May 9, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2334760.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

Vidyalakshmi K., Vasanthi HR, Rajamanickam GV.(2008). Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Mussaenda Species (Rubiaceae). Ethnobotanical Leaflets. 12. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/41115519_Ethnobotany_Phytochemistry_and_Pharmacology_of_Mussaenda_Species_Rubiaceae  

WangJM., Kang WY. Aroma volatile compounds in Mussaenda pubescens . Chem Nat Compd 49, 358–359 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-013-0606-0  


Zhao Z, Wolfender J-L, Hostettmann K, Cheng K, et al. Triterpenes and triterpenoid saponins from Mussaenda pubescens. Phytochemistry 1997, volume 45, issue 5, pages 1073-1078. ISSN 0031-9422. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0031-9422(97)00089-7.