(Apocynaceae) Holarrhena pubescens Wall. ex G.Don.

Local name(s): ກົກ ມູກ ໃຫຍ່  (kok mouk nyai)

Medicinal use(s): Diarrhea

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: Treelet, latex profuse, milky white, sticky, flowers dull pale yellow to cream-colored.

Locality: Bolikhamxay Province, Paksan District, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan City center.

Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.

Altitude: 190 m asl 

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya

Collection number(s): DDS 15048

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313925.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Srivastava  R. A comprehensive review: Holarrhena pubescens. The Pharma Innovation Journal 2023; 12(11): 52-66.  DOI: https://doi.org/10.22271/tpi.2023.v12.i11a.24349 


Tiwari R, Khatri C, Tyagi LK, Tiwari G. Expanded Therapeutic Applications of Holarrhena Antidysenterica: A Review. Comb Chem High Throughput Screen 2024;27(9):1257-1275.  DOI: 10.2174/1386207326666230821102502


Zahara K, Kumar Panda S, et al. Metabolic Diversity and Therapeutic Potential of Holarrhena pubescens: An Important Ethnomedicinal Plant. Biomolecules 2020, 10(9), 1341. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10091341