(Rubiaceae) Mussaenda sanderiana Ridl.
Local name(s): ຕັງເບີເຄືອ (Tang beu kheua)
Medicinal use(s): treat gonorrhea
Part(s) used: vine and root together
Field Characters: Vine, leaves opposite, flowers white, fruits round.
Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone Phomvihan district, Savannakhet province. GPS reading: 19o 42.613’ N; 103o 35.405’ E.
Habitat: Monsoonal forest; in forest opening.
Altitude: 160 m asl.
Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong
Collection number(s): KS 19-049
Collection Date: March 25, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313764.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
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Useful references:
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Gunasekaran S, Sundaramoorthy S, Mythili Sathiavelu, et al. The genus Mussaenda: A phytopharmacological review. J Chem Pharm Res 2015, 7(7):1037-1042. https://www.jocpr.com/articles/the-genus-mussaenda-a-phytopharmacological-review.pdf
Kantasrila R, Pandith H, Balslev H, et al. Medicinal Plants for Treating Musculoskeletal Disorders among Karen in Thailand. Plants (Basel) 2020, vol. 28, 9(7):811. doi: 10.3390/plants9070811. PMID: 32605228; PMCID: PMC7412036.
Vidyalakshmi KS, Vasanthi HR, Rajamanickam GV. Ethnobotany, Phytochemistry and Pharmacology of Mussaenda Species (Rubiaceae). Ethnobotanical Leaflets 2008, 2: 469-475. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/60544524.pdf