(Sapindaceae) Dimocarpus longan Lour. 

Local name(s): (koh leen leuang)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a detoxificant.

Part(s) used: stem

Field Characters: Tree 25 m tall, dbh 35 cm, bark gray, smooth, fruits yellow to orange, pulp translucent brown, sweetish.

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 15040

Collection Date: May 30, 2014

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Local name(s): (mak khor len)

Medicinal use(s): Treat basedow disease.

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: 

Locality: BolikhamsaiProvince, Paksandistrict, Somsavath Village, Medicinal Plant Preserve, at 20 km from Paksancity 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 15005

Collection Date: May 24, 2014

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Useful references:

Dimocarpus longan. R. Bhat, G. Paliyath, in Encyclopedia of Food and Health, 2016. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/pharmacology-toxicology-and-pharmaceutical-science/dimocarpus-longan#chapters-articles

https://www.sciencedirect.com/referencework/9780123849533/encyclopedia-of-food-and-health

Huang J, Wang S, Lin C et al. Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Properties of Longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) Pericarp. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine: ECAM, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/709483

Shahrajabian MH, Sun W and Cheng OI. Modern pharmacological actions of Longan fruits and their usages in traditional herbal remedies. Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 7(4):179-185