(Vitaceae) Leea aequata L.
Local name(s): ຄອນ ແຄນ (kohn ken) ; ຕ້າງ ໄກ່ ຂາວ (tang kai khao)
Medicinal use(s): treat uterus infection
Part(s) used: root
Field Characters: Large liana-like shrub, leaf pinnate to bipinnate, fruits dull green, in dense clusters.
Locality: Oudomxay Province, Muang Xay District, Donxay Village, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve, about 3 km south of the city.
Habitat: Forest at bottom of a slope in a broadleaved, mixed evergreen lowland tropical rainforest on a mountain slope.
Altitude: 740 m asl.
Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue
Collection number(s): DDS 15131
Collection Date: September 27, 2014
Additional information:
Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2314204.Synonyms, images, taxonomic description:
Plants of the World onlineFlora of China Vol. 12 Pages 169, 172GBIF | Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Medicinal properties:
Hossain F, Mostofa MG, Alam AK. (2021). Traditional uses and pharmacological activities of the genus Leea and its phytochemicals: A review. Heliyon 2021, 7(2): e06222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06222
Mostofa MG, Reza ASM, Khan Z, et al. Apoptosis-inducing anti-proliferative and quantitative phytochemical profiling with in silico study of antioxidant-rich Leea aequata L. leaves. Heliyon 2024, volume 10, issue 1, e23400. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e23400
Purwaniati P, Kartasasmita, et al. Pharmacological activities, isolated compounds, toxicity, and potential for new drug discovery from the genus Leea. Indonesian Journal of Pharmacy 2024, vol. 35, number 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijp.6654