(Campanulaceae) Lobelia nummularia Lam.

Local name(s): ຫຍ້າ ເກັດ ຫອຍ, ຜັກ ລືມ ຜົວ (nya ket hoy, pak leum poua) 

Medicinal use(s): Treatment of skin diseases.

Part(s) used: fruit

Field characters: Delicate ground-matted herb, flowers pink, fruits green, turning purplish red. Forest floor.

Locality: Xieng Khouang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.

Altitude: 1130 m asl

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number: DDS 14964

Collection date: May 16, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313837.

Synonyms and images: 

Plants of the World online Flora of China Vol. 19 Page 554, 556GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility 

Useful references: 


Folquitto DG, Swiech JND, Pereira CB, et al. Biological activity, phytochemistry and traditional uses of genus Lobelia (Campanulaceae): A systematic review. Fitoterapia 2019, volume 134,p.Pages 23-38. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2018.12.021 
Ho, L.K. et al. Two rare alkaloids from Pratia nummularia. Planta Med. 1995; 61(6):567-568. 
Ishimaru, K. & Matsuura, E. Secondary metabolites in Pratia nummularia. Recent Res. Dev. Phytochem. 2000; 4: 49-54. 
Zheng Q, Wang Y, Zhang S. Beyond Alkaloids: Novel Bioactive Natural Products From Lobelia Species. Front Pharmacol 2021,8,12:638210. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2021.638210