(Lamiaceae) Callicarpa rubella Lindl.
Local name(s): (kok mak pat; pit pia)
Medicinal use(s): Treat nervous disorders, backaches, cases of syphilis.
Part(s) used:
Field Characters: Treelet 3 m tall, flowers deep purplish pink.
Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.Ba Tha village., northern edge of MBP at meteorological station site..
Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest.Low-statured forest cover along slope.
Altitude: 1499 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 14986
Collection Date: May 16, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313860.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineGBIF | Global Biodiversity Information FacilityFlora of China, vol. 17, page 13
Useful references:
Chen P, Huang Y, Zhang X, et al. New chemical structures and liver-protective activity of the diterpenoids from Callicarpa rubella. Fitoterapia 2023, Volume 165, 105394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2022.105394. (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0367326X22002726)
Jones WP & Kinghorn AD. Biologically active natural products of the genus Callicarpa. Current Bioactive Compounds 2008, 4(1), 15. https://doi.org/10.2174/157340708784533393
Li Q, Xue-Wen Wu, Qi Wang, et al. Diterpenoids from Callicarpa rubella and their in vitro anti-NLRP3 inflammasome activity. Fitoterapia 2020, volume 147, 104774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fitote.2020.104774.
Wu X-W, Wang Q, Li Q, et al. (2020). Rubellawus A–D, Four New Diterpenoids Isolated from Callicarpa rubella and Their Anti‐NLRP3 Inflammasome Effects. Chemistry & Biodiversity, 2020, 17(12). DOI:10.1002/cbdv.202000798
Zhang W, Zhang J, Kang W. Volatiles of Callicarpa rubella . Chem Nat Compd 53, 976–977 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10600-017-2175-0