(Primulaceae) Embelia ribes Burm.f.
Local name(s): ສົ້ມ ຂີ້ ມ້ອນ, ສົ້ມ ເລີ້ (sohm kee mohn, sohm leu)
Medicinal use(s): Used in the treatment of diarrhea, stomachache, and to kill worms.
Part(s) used: fruit, root
Field characters: Liana, flowers greenish white, profuse, in spreading, loose terminal paniculate clusters.
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 14976
Collection date: May 16, 2014
Additional data:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313850.Synonyms, images, taxonomic descriptions:
Flora of China Vol. 15 Page 32Plants of the World onlineUseful references:
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Karpakal, S. & Rajasekharan, P.E. A review on the pharmacology of Embelia ribes Burm. f.- A threatened medicinal plant. Internat. J. Pharm. Bi. Sci. 2014; 5(2).
Shirole, R.L. Embelia ribes ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome. J Ethnopharmacol. 2015; 168:356-363.