(Amaranthaceae) Achyranthes bidentata Blume

Local name(s):  ໂຄຍ ​ງູ ນ້ອຍ (koy ngou noy)

Medicinal use(s): 

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Herbaceous plant. Approx 20 cm high. Very abundant.

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Pa Leng Tai Village, Sekong MBP Thateng.

Habitat: Sekong MBP Thateng; Primary pristine forest, sloping side of hill to creek. Soil dry. Shady.

Altitude: 580 m asl 

Collector(s): B. Elkington, M. Xayvue, S. Setthavanxay

Collection number(s): BGE 266

Collection Date: November 18, 2019

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330408.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Suh KS, Lee YS, Choi EM. The protective effects of Achyranthes bidentata root extract on the antimycin A induced damage of osteoblastic MC3T3-E1 cells. Cytotechnology 2014, 66(6), 925-935. doi: 10.1007/s10616-013-9645-4 

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