(Moraceae) Ficus subincisa Buch.-Ham. ex J.E. Sm. 

Local name(s): ກົ​ກ ກະ​ ດ້ອຍ (kok ka doy)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a women’s tonic after giving birth

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field characters: Shrub 2 m tall, latex white, fruits green with white dots, upper leaf surface with fine white dots, sap whitish, light.

Locality: Xieng Khoang Province, Kham District, Kham Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, 15 km from Kham town.

Habitat: Broadleaved evergreen submontane forest. Edge of forest along road.

Altitude: 1130 m asl

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 14970

Collection date: May 16, 2014

Additional data:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no.  2313844.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 

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Useful references: 


Martins dos Anjos Cruz J, Corrêa RF, Lamarão CV, et al. Ficus spp. fruits: Bioactive compounds and chemical, biological and pharmacological properties. Food Research International 2022, volume 152, 110928. ISSN 0963-9969. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110928.


Shi, Y. et al. The genus Ficus (Moraceae) used in diet: Its plant diversity, distribution, traditional uses and ethnopharmacological importance. J. Ethnopharmacol. 2018; 226:185-196. 
Abha S, Pokhriyal P,  Shukla RR, et al.. Agreen and facile approach for antidiabetic and anti-inflammatory potency for Ficus subincisa fruit. Indian Drugs 2021, 58: 68-74. Doi: 10.53879/id.58.08.12588. 

Shukla A, Pokhriyal P. A desirability approach for Antidiabetic and Antiinflammatory efficacy of Ficus subincisa bark.   Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology 2022, volume  15,  issue  4.  DOI: 10.52711/0974-360X.2022.00290.