Phakhaolao Species Database

Serial no: 44

Status: Basic

Last update: 2024-10-26

ຕົ້ນຈັນໄດ
Dragon’s Blood Tree
Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C. Chen

Plants

Woody plants

Trees and palms

1 / 1

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Local name:

ລາວ: ຈັນຜາ, ຈັນແດງ. ໄທ: ຈັນແດງ, ຈັນຜາ, ຫຼັກກາຈັນ. ຫວຽດນາມ: ບານໆ, ຫູເຢັດຢຽກ, ໂສຫວ່າ, ເດຶອດ່າຍ, ເຢືອງອົງ. ຈີນ: ສຸຍຈີ່. ອັງກິດ: Dragon’s blood tree, cinnabaris. ( Thai: chan daeng, chan pa, lakkachan. Vietnamese: bon bon, huyet giac, xo nha, dua dai, giang ong. Chinese: xue jie. English: dragon’s blood tree, cinnabaris.)

Synonyms :

Aletris cochinchinensis Lour.
Dracaena loureiroi Gagnep.
Dracaena saposchnikowii Regel
Draco saposchnikowii (Regel) Kuntze
Pleomele cochinchinensis Merr. ex Gagnep.

Family:

Asparagaceae

Close relatives:

Description:

Ecology

Global distribution:

N/A

Distribution in Laos :

Annamite Highlands and Xieng Khuang Plateau
Vientiane Plain
Northern Mekong Corridor

Landscape units :

Endemism in Laos:

N/A

Invasiveness :

N/A

IUCN status :

N/A

Lao official status :

N/A

Use

Use types:

Medicine

Comments on use types:

The red core wood and the resin from older plants have medicinal properties. Most of the harvested produce is exported to China, where it is used as an ingredient for ‘dragon’s blood’ (incl. Calamus spp.). This is a popular and expensive tonic which supports blood circulation, dissolves blood clots, and heals coughs, scurvy, and even wounds, while easing pain. The fruit is edible and also supplies a red dye. A green paint can be made from the leaves. Chandai is also often planted for its ornamental value.

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

Photo credits:

References:

Greijmans, M., Ketphanh, S., Lamxay, V., & Sengdala, K. 2007. Non-Timber Forest Products in the Lao PDR. A Manual of 100 Commercial and Traditional Products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute. Vientiane, Lao PDR.
Fan, J.Y., Yi, T., Sze-To, C.M., Zhu, L., Peng, W.L., Zhang, Y.Z., Zhao, Z.Z., Chen, H.B. A systematic review of the botanical, phytochemical and pharmacological profile of Dracaena cochinchinensis, a plant source of the ethnomedicine "dragon's blood". Molecules. 2014 Jul 22;19(7):10650-69. doi: 10.3390/molecules190710650.
Wang, X.H., Zhang, C., Yang, L.L., Gomes-Laranjo, J. 2010. Production of dragon's blood in Dracaena cochinchinensis plants by inoculation of Fusarium proliferatum. Plant Sci. 2011 Feb;180(2):292-9. doi: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.09.007. Epub 2010 Sep 25.

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ຕົ້ນຈັນໄດ Dragon’s Blood Tree Dracaena cochinchinensis (Lour.) S.C. Chen