(Solanaceae) Solanum erianthum D.Don

Local name(s): (Pha Peng)

Medicinal use(s): to treat inflammation and fever (antiphlogistic)

Part(s) used: 

Field Characters: Shrub 1.5 m tall, leaves and stem hairy, flowers white.

Locality: Vientiane

Habitat: Clearing, old yard

Altitude:   m asl 

Collector(s): S. Bouamanivong

Collection number(s): Bouamanivong 082

Collection Date: November 20, 1997

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2193501.

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Local name(s): (Chang Mueng)

Medicinal use(s): to treat nervous disorders

Part(s) used: stem bark

Field Characters: 

Locality: Oudomxay Province, Beng District, Lamkang Village

Habitat: 

Altitude:   m asl 

Collector(s): B. Southavong

Collection number(s): LAOS_054 (= Southavong 054)

Collection Date: October 11, 1999

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2245723.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Medicinal properties:


Chen YC, Lee HZ, Chen HC, et al. Anti-inflammatory components from the root of Solanum erianthum. Int J Mol Sci 2013, 14(6):12581-92. doi: 10.3390/ijms140612581 
Essien EE, Ogunwande IA, Setzer WN, et al. Chemical composition, antimicrobial, and cytotoxicity studies on S. erianthum and S. macranthum essential oils. Pharm Biol 2012, 50(4):474-80.   DOI: 10.3109/13880209.2011.614623
Senizza B, Rocchetti G, Sinan KI, et al. The phenolic and alkaloid profiles of Solanum erianthum and Solanum torvum modulated their biological properties. Food Bioscience 2021, volume 41, 100974. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fbio.2021.100974.