(Lamiaceae) Vitex tripinnata (Lour.) Merr.
Local name(s): ແຄ່ຜູ້ (ກົກຂີ້ເຫງັນ) (Khe phou, kok khi ngen)
Medicinal use(s): treat women’s irregular menstruation (profuse bleeding)
Part(s) used: stem
Field Characters: Tree, low- and many-branched, bark gray, fruits dull green to greenish brown.
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city. GPS reading: 20o 40.032’ N; 102o 00.133’ E.
Habitat: Edge of forest in a broadleaved evergreen lowland tropical rainforest, on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15063
Collection Date: September 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314206.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 17 Pages 28Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
Das N, Salgueiro ACF, Choudhury DR, et al. Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacology of genus Vitex (Lamiaceae). Phytother Res. 2022, 36(2):571-671. doi: 10.1002/ptr.7330. Epub 2021 Dec 23. PMID: 35172042.
Kamal N, Mio Asni NS, Allisya Rozlan IN, et al. Traditional medicinal uses, phytochemistry, biological properties, and health applications of Vitex sp. Plants (Basel) 2022, 11(15). https://doi.org/10.3390/plants11151944
Meena AK, Niranjan US, Rao MM, et al. A review of the important chemical constituents and medicinal uses of Vitex genus. Asian Journal of Traditional Medicines 2011, 6 (2): 54-60. https://www.public.asu.edu/~camartin/plants/Plant%20html%20files/Vitexmedicine.pdf