(Asteraceae) Elephantopus scaber L.

Local name(s): ຄີ ໄພ ນົກ ຂຸ້ມ (khee fai nok khoum)

Medicinal use(s): Treat cough.

Part(s) used: whole plant

Field Characters: Herb on forest floor, inflorescence terminal, flowerheads green, subtended by large green bracts. 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 14914

Collection Date: December 17, 2013

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313686.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references:


Abubakar Kabiru A, Por LY. Elephantopus Species: Traditional Uses, Pharmacological Actions and Chemical Composition. Advances in Life Science and Technology 2013, vol.15. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/234686875.pdf

Hiradeve SM, Rangari VD. A review on pharmacology and toxicology of Elephantopus scaber Linn. Nat Prod Res 2014, 28(11):819-30.   DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2014.883394

Taizong Wu, Hui Cui, Bao Cheng, Sai Fang, Jun Xu, Qiong Gu, Chemical constituents from the roots of Elephantopus scaber L. Biochemical Systematics and Ecology 2014, volume 54, pages 65-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bse.2013.12.012 .

Wang J, Li P, Li B, et al. Bioactivities of Compounds from Elephantopus scaber, an Ethnomedicinal Plant from Southwest China. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2014, 2014:569594. doi: 10.1155/2014/569594