Phak huanmu |
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 | Dregea volubilis |
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 | Asclepiadaceae |
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 | Huan mu, krathung maba, mung mu, huan, phak muan, phak nguan, phak nguan mu |
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 | Woody climber, young vine is round, smooth and greenish with some brown spots; mature vine is dark brown and cracked with white spots and white saplings. Leaves: simple, opposite, heart shaped, like a bo leaf, green, clear veins, 4-17 cm. wide and 6-21.5 cm long. Inflorescence, light green or yellowish green, around the nodes, group of 20, 5 petals, 0.5-1 cm. wide, 1-3 cm long, bisexual. Pods, double, lance-like, winged seeds. |
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Energy 92.18 calories, protein 10.35 gm., fat 2.03 gm., carbohydrates 8.10 gm., calcium 343.55 mg., phosphorus 127.82 mg., iron 3.44 mg., Vitamin A 354.99 IU, Vitamin B1 0.11 mg. Vitamin B2 0.18 mg., niacin 1.99 mg., Vitamin C 193.13 mg. |
Vine has a bitter taste; root is an anti-toxicant, reduces fever and body heat, diuretic, relieves bile problems which cause insomnia, burning eye, headaches and dizziness. |
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Kanchana Diwiset, et al., comp. (2005). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Nuea. Phennapha Sapcharoen, ed. (2nd ed). Nonthaburi: Center for Text Development on Traditional Thai Medicine. (in thai). Office of the National Cultural Commission. (2007). Khong Di. Retrieved 20 August2007fromhttp://kanchanapisek.or.th/kp8/culture////////////chr/chr504.html. (in thai). |
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