(Simaroubaceae) Harrisonia perforata (Blco.) Merr.

Local name(s): ໜາມ ໂກນ ທາ (nam khon ta)

Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache

Part(s) used: root, stem

Field Characters: Shrub 3 m tall, stem with spines, fruit green.

Locality: Khammouane Province, Nyomalat District, at the eastern flank of the Nakai Nan Theum National Park, Pou Ak Mountain. GPS reading: 17o 58’ N; 105o 48’ E. 

Habitat: Secondary forest along the road. 

Altitude: 204 m asl.

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, M. Xayvue, M. Vantanouvong

Collection number(s): DDS 15483

Collection Date: May 29, 2023

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Local name(s): ໜາມກົນທາ (Nam konh tha)

Medicinal use(s): treat stomachache, itching rashes, cases of syphilis

Part(s) used: root, stem, fruit (not affection-specific)

Field Characters: Small shrub in the forest, leaves compoung, flowers pinkish red and white, on a loose terminal spike. 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19, Kaisone phomvihan district, Savannakhet Province. GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.

Habitat: Broadleaved monsoonal tropical rainforest. Forest opening.

Altitude: 160 m asl.

Collector(s): K. Sydara, M. Xayvue, Th. Sonemanyvong 

Collection number(s): KS 19-008

Collection Date: March 24, 2014

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Useful references:

Li S, Yan Z etr AL. Main chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of Harrisonia perforata (Blanco) Merr. Asian Journal Of Traditional Medicines. http://asianjtm.syphu.edu.cn/EN/  

Somsil P, Ruangrungsi N et al. In vivo and in vitro anti-inflammatory activity of Harrisonia perforata root.extract. Pharmacognosy Journal 2012, volume 4, issue 32, pages 38-44.

https://doi.org/10.5530/pj.2012.32.8

Yan XH, Di YT, Fang X, Yang SY, He HP, Li SL, Lu Y, Hao XJ. Chemical constituents from fruits of Harrisonia perforata. Phytochemistry 2011 Apr;72(6):508-13. doi: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2011.01.010. PMID: 21315383. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21315383/