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ໄມ້ເກັດລີນ
Wax Tree
Toxicodendron succedaneum (L.) Kuntze


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Local name:
Chinese: 野漆 [ye qi] Eng: Japanese Wax Tree Vietnamese: Son ( Chinese: 野漆 [ye qi] Eng: Japanese Wax Tree Vietnamese: Son)
Synonyms :
Rhus erosus Radlk.
Rhus succedanea var. japonica Engl.
Toxicodendron succedaneum var. succedaneum
Family:
Anacardiaceae
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Description:
Ecology
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Endemism in Laos:
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IUCN status :
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Lao official status :
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Use
Use types:
Food
Medicine
Shelter
Comments on use types:

Food: Fruit, The acid pulp is eaten. The edible fruit contains ellagic acid. These reports need to be treated with some caution due to the general toxicity of the species.

Medicinal: The plant is antidote, antivinous, cholagogue, febrifuge, ophthalmic. Used as a wash to counteract varnish poisoning. Use with extreme caution, see notes above on toxicity. The fruit is used in the treatment of phthisis. A wax from the fruits is used in ointments. An ethanolic extract of the leaves exhibits anticancer and antiviral activities.

Other Uses: The leaves contain about 20% tannin. They can be collected as they fall in the autumn and used as a brown dye or as a mordant. The sap is tapped and used as a lacquer. It is much used in Japanese art and needs to be kept in a cool humid place for it to dry properly. The Japanese traditionally kept their paintings in a damp cave until the lacquer had dried. A yellow dye is obtained from the wood. A wax obtained from the fruit is used to make candles, floor wax, varnish etc. The fruit contains about 17% wax. The fatty acid composition of the wax is 77% palmitic, 5% stearic and arachidic, 6% dibasic, 12% oleic and a trace of linoleic. The seed oil contains 25% glycerides of palmitic, 47% oleic and 28% linoleic.

Information resource: Useful Tropical Plants

Domestication:
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Nutrition
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Comments on nutritional values:
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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:
Duke. J. A. and Ayensu. E. S. 1985. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, Inc.
Tanaka. T. & Nakao S. 1976. Tanaka's Cyclopedia of Edible Plants of the World. Keigaku Publishing; Tokyo
Gupta. B. L. 1945. Forest Flora of Chakrata, Dehra Dun and Saharanpur. Forest Research Institute Press
Manandhar. N. P. 2002. Plants and People of Nepal. Timber Press. Oregon.
Chopra. R. N., Nayar. S. L. and Chopra. I. C. 1986. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants (Including the Supplement). Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, New Delhi.
Buchanan. R.. 1987. A Weavers Garden. McGraw-Hill Contemporary
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