(Lamiaceae) Callicarpa arborea Roxb.
Local name(s): ກົກ ຜ້າ ຮ້າຍ (kok pa hai)
Medicinal use(s): for tooth disease (pain)
Part(s) used: stem bark
Field Characters: Tree 4 m tall, flowers pink.
Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, Pou Ark Mountain. GPS reading: 17o 58’ N; 105o 48’ E.
Habitat: Secondary forest along the road.
Altitude: 204 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vantanouvong.
Collection number(s): DDS 15491
Collection Date: May 29, 2023
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. xxxxxx.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Ema RS, Kabir Zihad SMN, Islam MN, et al. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory activity and metabolite profiling of the methanolic extract of Callicarpa arborea Roxb. leaves. J Ethnopharmacol 2023 Jan 10:300:115757. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2022.115757
Lalthanpuii PB, Lalchhandama K. Beautyberry (Callicarpa arborea) as an antiparasitic agent against Raillietina echinobothrida, an intestinal tapeworm. Pharmacogn J 2020; 12(1): 1670-1674. DOI:10.5530/pj.2020.12.11
Mahbubul S, Mahmud, Zobaer M et al. Pharmacological Evaluation of Stem Bark of Callicarpa arborea Roxb. Dhaka University Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2015, vol 14, no. 1. DOI:10.3329/dujps.v14i1.23743
Yanhua Tu, Lianna Sun, Meili Guo, Chen W. The medicinal uses of Callicarpa L. in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review. J Ethnopharmacol 2013, 146 (issue 2), 27 March 2013, pages 465-481. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2013.04.001;