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Last update: 2024-10-26

ຜັກໜອກ
Asiatic pennywort
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.


Plants
Herbaceous plants
Vegetables and herbs

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Local name:
ໄທ: ບົວບົກ, ປະນາອີຄາໂດ, ຜັກແວ່ນ, ແວ່ນຄໍກີ, ຜັກໜອກ ຫວຽດນາມ: ໂຣມາ, ຕິກຕູເຢັດທາວ ກຳປູເຈຍ: ຕຣາຈຽກກຣານ ມຽນມາ: ມິນກົວບິນ ຈີນ: ຕຣັນກີກາວ ອັງກິດ: Asiatic pennywort, indian pennywort, gotu-cola, tiger herbel, hydrocotyle, penny, white rot thick-leaved pennywort. ( Thai: bua bok, pa-na-e khaa-doh, phak waen, waen khoke, phak nok Vietnamese: rau ma, tich tuyet thao Cambodian: trachiek kranh Burmese: min-kuabin Chinese: tran ke cao English: Asiatic pennywort, Indian pennywort, gotu-cola, tiger herbal, hydrocotyle, penny, white rot, thick-leaved pennywort)
Synonyms :
Centella asiatica var. asiatica
Centella asiatica var. crista Makino
Centella boninensis Nakai ex Tuyama
Centella glochidiata (Benth.) Drude
Centella hirtella Nannf.
Centella tussilaginifolia (Baker) Domin
Centella ulugurensis (Engl.) Domin
Centella uniflora (Colenso) Nannf.
Chondrocarpus asiaticus Nutt.
Chondrocarpus triflorus Nutt.
Glyceria asiatica Nutt.
Glyceria triflora Nutt.
Hydrocotyle asiatica L.
Hydrocotyle asiatica var. floridana J.M.Coult. & Rose Unresolved
Hydrocotyle asiatica var. monantha F.Muell.
Hydrocotyle biflora P. Vell.
Hydrocotyle brasiliensis Scheidw. ex Otto & F. Dietr.
Hydrocotyle brevipedata St. Lager & St.-Lag.
Hydrocotyle dentata A.Rich.
Hydrocotyle ficarifolia Stokes
Hydrocotyle ficarioides Lam.
Hydrocotyle hebecarpa DC.
Hydrocotyle inaequipes DC.
Hydrocotyle lunata Lam.
Hydrocotyle lurida Hance
Hydrocotyle nummularioides A. Rich.
Hydrocotyle pallida DC.
Hydrocotyle reniformis Walter
Hydrocotyle repanda Pers.
Hydrocotyle sarmentosa Salisb.
Hydrocotyle sylvicola E. Jacob Cordemoy
Hydrocotyle thunbergiana Spreng.
Hydrocotyle triflora Ruiz & Pav.
Hydrocotyle tussilaginifolia Baker
Hydrocotyle uniflora Colenso
Hydrocotyle wightiana Wall.
Trisanthus cochinchinensis Lour.
Family:
Apiaceae
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Use
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Food
Medicine
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In Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand a refreshing drink is made from the slightly bitter tasting leaves and stems; the juice is diluted with water and some sugar can be added. Mostly the whole plant is eaten as a vegetable, cooked or raw, with Jeo or Paa Dek. Phak Nok has multiple medicinal applications, being used to treat fever and constipation, to purify the blood, and to cure nervous conditions. The plant’s leaves are used against skin complaints and it has a considerable reputation for treating ulcers, eczema, hepatitis, cancer and leprosy. Phak Nok is said to be ‘good for the eyes’ and for hair growth and is also used psychologically to treat epilepsy, senility and the mentally retarded.

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Fibers N/A N/A
References
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References:
NAFRI, NUoL, SNV.2007. Non - Timber forest products in the Lao PDR. A Manmual of 100 Commercial and Traditional products. The National Agriculture and Forestry Research Institute.
Vida, J. 1959. Noms vernaculaires de plants (Lao, Meo, Kha) en usage au Laos, Ecole Francaise d'extreme orient, France.
Xaydala, K. 2003. Field guide book of edible forest product in Santhong district, Vientiane, Lao PDR.
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