Serial no: 2313
Status: Basic
Last update: 2024-10-26

ຜັກຍົນເຫາະ
Thickhead

Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
ຊື່ລາວ: ຜັກເປັດນ້ຳ, ຜັກຍົນເຫາະ, ເຮືອເຫາະ, ຫຍ້າຝຣັ່ງ ແລະ ຫຍ້າດອກຟູ. ຊື່ໄທ: ຫຍ້າຄໍອ່ອນ ແລະ ຜັກກາດຊ້າງ. ຊື່ສາມັນ: thick head, red flower, rag leaf and fire weed.

Synonyms :
Crassocephalum diversifolium Hiern
Gynura crepidioides Benth.
Gynura diversifolia Sch.Bip. ex Asch.
Gynura microcephala Vatke
Gynura polycephala Benth.
Senecio crepidioides (Benth.) Asch.
Senecio diversifolius A.Rich.

Family:
Asteraceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology
Global distribution:
N/A

Distribution in Laos :
Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
Northern Mekong Corridor
North Laos Highlands
Lower Annamites
Boloven Plateau

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:
N/A

Invasiveness :
N/A

IUCN status :
N/A

Lao official status :
N/A

Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine

Comments on use types:

Domestication:
N/A

Seasonal availability:

Management:
N/A

Value chains:
N/A

Nutrition
Nutritional values:

Comments on nutritional values:
N/A

Nutrient /100g Remark
Proteins N/A N/A
Carbohydrates N/A N/A
Fats N/A N/A
Vitamins N/A N/A
Minerals N/A N/A
Fibers N/A N/A

References
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References:
Kosaka, Y., Xayvongsa, L., Vilayphone, A., Chanthavong, H., Takeda, S. and Kato, M. (2013). Wild edible herbs in paddy fields and their sale in a mixture in Houaphan Province, the Lao People’s Democratic Republic.Economic Botany 67: 335-349.
Karmakar, S., Goyary, D., Jha, D.K., Islam, J., Chattopadhyay, P. and Raju, P.S (2018). “Anti-Inflammatory, Immunomodulatory and Antigenotoxic Potential of Crassocephalum crepidioides(Benth.) S. Moore Methanolic Extract”. EC Pharmacology and Toxicology 6.4 (2018): 296-315.
Hung, N.H., Satyal, P., Dai, D.N., Tai, T.A., Huong, L.T., Chuong, N.T.H., Hieu, H.V., Tuan, P.A., Vuoung, P.V., and Setzer, W.N. (2019). Chemical Compositions of Crassocephalum crepidioides Essential Oils and Larvicidal Activities Against Aedes aegypti, Aedes albopictus, and Culex quinquefasciatus. Natural Produce Communications 2019:1-5.
Phumthum, M., Kantasrila, R., Kaewsangsai, S., Balslev, H. and Inta, A. (2017). Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge of the Karen in Thailand. Plants 2020, 9(7), 813; https://doi.org/10.3390/plants9070813
Olaoluwa, O.O., Oladosu, I.A., Aiyelaagbe, O.O. and G. Flamini (2018). Essential Oils of Aerial Parts of Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) S.Moore and Cardiospermum grandiflorum (Sweet) Stem. Journal of Complementary and Alternative Medical Research 6(1): 1-8

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