(Lamiaceae) Callicarpa pedunculata R.Br.

Local name(s): ຟ້າ ​ນົກ (fa nok)

Medicinal use(s): stomachache / GI ulcers

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Small tree, approx 2.5 m in height. Trunk approx 10cm dbh. Leaves opposite, pubescent, slightly crenate. Inflorescence a panicle. Fruits emerging from leaf nodes, very small, round, ranging from pink to white.

Locality: Sekong Province, Thateng District, Kouk Poung Village, Community medicinal plant garden.

Habitat: Community medicinal plant garden; near stream, shaded.

Altitude: 610 m asl 

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

Collection number(s): BGE 306

Collection Date: November 21, 2019

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2330848.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

Plants of the World onlineFlora of China: under Callicarpa formosanaGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility

Useful references:

Chen R-S, Lai J-S, Wu T-S. Studies on the Constituents of Callicarpa Formosana Rolfe. Journal of the Chinese Chemical Society 1986, volume33, issue 4, pages 329-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/jccs.198600047

Hu Y,  Shen Y, Gu Q, et al. Studies on chemical constituents of Callicarpa pedunculata. Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs 2001, volume 32, pages 1063-1065.   https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:98921141

Sinha V, Malik T. Chemical Constituents from the Leaves of Callicarpa pedunculata. International Journal of Pharmaceutical and Chemical Sciences 2015, vol. 4 (1). chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://ijpcsonline.com/files/files/05-02-15/23-960.pdf

Sun W, Xu J-D, Zhang W, et al. Holistic quality evaluation of Callicarpae Formosanae Folium by multi-chromatography-based qualitative and quantitative analysis of polysaccharides and small molecules. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2023, volume 227, 115282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpba.2023.115282 

Tu Y, Sun L, Guo M, Chen W. The medicinal uses of Callicarpa L. in traditional Chinese medicine: An ethnopharmacological, phytochemical and pharmacological review. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2013, volume 146, issue 2, pages 465-481. DOI: 10.1016/j.jep.2012.12.051