(Simaroubaceae) Eurycoma longifolia Jack

Local name(s): (Yik bor torng)

Medicinal use(s): treat inflammation ("antiinflammatory")

Part(s) used: stem ("stembark + stem wood")

Field Characters: Shrub or small tree about 2 m tall; leaves consist of 10-14 pairs of leaflets.

Locality: Vientiane Province, Phon Hong District, Ban Nong Kuone

Habitat: Forest

Altitude:    m asl 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 193

Collection Date: May 23, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2328302. 

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Local name(s): (Jik bo thong)

Medicinal use(s): treat malaria

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: 

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Keng Sa Dou Village.

Habitat: 

Altitude:    m asl 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): LAOS_19 (= Bouamanivong 19)

Collection Date: August 24, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2222136. 

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Local name(s): (yeek boh tohng)

Medicinal use(s): Used as general tonic.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet with slender and straight stem, fruits green, semi-glossy. Rather common.

Locality: Savannakhet Province, Kaysone district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, at 19 km from city center on road Kaysone-Seno..

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest in regeneration from some degree of past conversion.

Altitude: 158 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 14924

Collection Date: December 17, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313824.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Medicinal properties:

 

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