(Malvaceae) Microcos paniculata L.
Local name(s): ກົກໝາກຄອມ (Kok mak khom)
Medicinal use(s): treat a hangover
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Small tree 6 m tall, bark gray, fruits green, profuse, on terminal panicles.
Locality: : Oudomxay, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city.
GPS reading: 20o 40.0181’ N; 102o 00.155’ E.
Habitat: Open field near the forest, in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest formation.
Altitude: 730 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15084
Collection Date: September 26, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314197.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
Jiang YQ, Liu EH. Microcos paniculata: a review on its botany, traditional uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology. Chin J Nat Med. 2019,17(8):561-574. doi: 10.1016/S1875-5364(19)30058-5. PMID: 31472893.
Moushome RA, Akter MI, Aziz MA. Phytochemical screening and antinociceptive and antidiarrheal activities of hydromethanol and petroleum benzene extract of Microcos paniculata barks. Biomedical Research International. First published: 29 September 2016. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/3167085
Still PC, Yi B, González-Cestari T F, et al. Alkaloids from Microcos paniculata with cytotoxic and nicotinic receptor antagonistic activities. Journal of Natural Products 2013, 76(2), 243. https://doi.org/10.1021/np3007414