(Euphorbiaceae) Suregada multiflora (A.Juss.) Baill.

Local name(s): ຜ່າສາມ, ດູກໃສ (Pha sam , Douk sai)

Medicinal use(s): treat rheumatism, gastric upset 

Part(s) used: stem wood

Field Characters: Tree 6-8 m high,  alternate leaves dark green, flowers white pale yellow. 

Locality: Dong na tat forest preserve, Km 19,  Kaisone Phomvihan district, Savannakhet province

GPS reading: : 16o 39.313’ N; 104o 51.947’ E.

Habitat: Monsoonal forest

Altitude: 160 m asl.

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

Collection number(s): KS 19-045

Collection Date: March 25, 2014

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2313760.
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Local name(s): ກົກຜ່າສາມ, ດູກໃສ (kok pha sam, douk sai)

Medicinal use(s): Used as a poison antidote.

Part(s) used: root

Field Characters: Treelet 2.5 m tall, sterile.

Locality: Luang Prabang province, Park Ou district, Medicinal Biodiversity Preserve above Somsanouk village.

GPS reading: 20o 04.088’ N; 102o 16.438’ E.

Habitat: Subtropical monsoon forest on steep slope, ascending to the base of limestone mountain that rises precipitously to a peak of ca. 1000 m asl. Greater part of vegetation cover was leafless at the time of this fieldwork.

Altitude: 390 m asl.

Collector(s): D.D. Soejarto, K. Sydara, M. Xayvue

Collection number(s): DDS 15426

Collection Date: February 10, 2020

Additional information:  

Voucher specimen is in deposit at the Field Museum (F) Herbarium, Chicago, USA under accession no. 2329990.

Synonyms, images, taxonomic description: 


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Useful references:


Mangisa M, Kemboi D, Fouche G, et al. Ethnomedicinal Uses, Phytochemistry and Pharmacological Properties of Suregada Genus: A Review. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2023, 16(10):1390. doi: 10.3390/ph16101390. PMID: 37895862; PMCID: PMC10610488. 
Phoomphong C, Devakul Na Ayutthaya W, et al. Biological properties of aqueous extract from Suregada multiflorum (A. Juss.) Baill. stem and anticancer recipe. Interprof J Health Sci 2017, vol. 15 No. 2 .  [Internet] 2023 Oct. 5 [cited 2024 Oct. 18];15(2):42-53. Available from: https://li05.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/IJHS/article/view/173 

Tewtrakul S, Subhadhirasakul S, Cheenpracha Sr, et al. Anti-inflammatory principles of Suregada multiflora against nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 releases. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2011,  volume 133, issue 1, pages 63-66. ISSN 0378-8741. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2010.09.003.