Cha om (Acacia insuavis) |
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| Acacia pennata Subsp. Insuvais (Lace) I. C. Nielsen C. |
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| Leguminosae-Mimosoideae | |
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| Phak la (Northern); Phak ha (Mae Hong Son); Man chue kua (Hmong) (Udom Rangruengsi, 1999, p. 2460). Phak kah (Udon Thani); Phak yam (Roi Ed) (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 52) | |
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| Cultivated climbing shrub, thorny, white. Leaves pinnae, leaflets 13-18 pairs, elliptic, mucronate (very similar to leaves of Som Poi (Acacia) or Kra thin (lead tree), pungent or strong odor when young. Flowers are also similar to those of the lead tree, inflorescence of capitula, axillary or terminal with solitary or pairs of heads, pedunculate, small white. (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 52) | |
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Beta Carotene, Vitamins A, C and phosphorus (Phak Phuen Ban A-han Thai), 2005, p. 30) |
Bark can be mixed with neem and paniculata (acanthaceae) and crushed for vermifungal.
Broiled as Carminative, relieves gas and griping pain in the stomach (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 52) Expectorant, treats sore, fever, mouth sores, headache; roots can be ground to relieve gas and stuffiness. Its pungent odor can cause dizziness and vomiting in some cases (Chiradet and Aranya Monosoi, 1994)
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Chiradet and Aranya Monosoi. (1994). Lanna Pharmaceutics: Lanna Herbal Medicine Text. Bangkok: Institute of Traditional Thai Medicine. (in Thai). Phak Phuen Ban A-han Thai. (1995). Bangkok: Saengdaet. (in Thai). Udom Rangruengsi. (1999). La, Phak. in Saranukrom Wattanatham Thai Phak Nuea (Vol. 14, p. 7460). Bangkok: The Siam Commercial Bank Foundation for the Encyclopedia of Thai Culture. (in Thai). |
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