(Primulaceae) Ardisia sp.
Local name(s): (tin cham kieng; bai nyao)
Medicinal use(s): Used as a diuretic, treat kidney stone.
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Treelet, fruits pink to dull gray-green to pinkish purple.
Locality: Bolikhamsai Province, Paksan district, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksan city center.
Habitat: Secondary forest. Remnants of broadleaved evergreen, lowland tropical rain forest, in regeneration from past conversion process.
Altitude: 190 m asl
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto & O. Souliya
Collection number(s): DDS 15039
Collection Date: May 30, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313916.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of Chin Vol. 15 Page 10GBIF Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Useful references:
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Kobayashi H, de Mejía E. The genus Ardisia: a novel source of health-promoting compounds and phytopharmaceuticals. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2005, volume 96, issue 3, pages 347-354. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2004.09.037.
Liu B, Liu R, Liu Q, et al. The ethnomedicinal and functional uses, phytochemical and pharmacology of compounds from Ardisia species: An updated review. Med Res Rev 2022, 42(5):1888-1929. doi: 10.1002/med.21894.
Mejia E, Ramírez-Mares M. (2011). Ardisia: Health-promoting properties and toxicity of phytochemicals and extracts. Toxicology Mechanisms and Methods 2011, 21: 667-674. Doi: 10.3109/15376516.2011.601355.
Tian-Liang, Qiaohui Xie Q, Shama R, et al. Ethnobotanical study of Zhuang medicinal herbs of Ardisia: variety systematization, traditional uses, phytochemistry, pharmacology, clinical application, and toxicity. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology 2024, 76:327–353. https://doi.org/10.1093/jpp/rgad119. Advance access publication 25 February 2024.