ເຄືອເຂົາຮໍ / Tinospora stem
APA 6th ed. ເຄືອເຂົາຮໍ / Tinospora stem. (2019, April 3). Retrieved from https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000184
MLA 8th ed. ເຄືອເຂົາຮໍ / Tinospora stem. Pha Khao Lao, 3 April 2019, https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000184.
Chicago 17th ed. Pha Khao Lao. 2019. "ເຄືອເຂົາຮໍ / Tinospora stem." Published April 3, 2019. https://www.phakhaolao.la/kb/0000184.
Tinospora gibbericaulis Hand.-Mazz.
Tinospora mastersii Diels
Tinospora thorelii Gagnep.
khao bo, chettamun nam, tua chettamun yan, tao hua duan, wan kab hoi yai
Cambodian: bandaul pech
Vietnamese: thuoc sot ret, day than thong, day kinin, day coc
English: quinine liana, tinospora stem
Kheua Khao ho is a deciduous vine reaching up to 15 m long. The stems have a basal diameter of 1.5 cm with wart-like swellings, and contain a very bitter milky sap.The very long aerial roots sprout from the stem. Leafstalks are 5 cm-15 cm long,and the thin papery leaves are broadly egg-shaped, 6 cm-10 cm x 5 cm-8 cm, with five to seven leaf nerves shaped like bird’s feet. The single green-yellow flower is small. The fruit is 2 cm x 0.2 cm-0.5 cm, ellipse-like and orange, but is rarely seen.
A medicinal extract from the stem of kheua khao ho is used to treat fever, yellowing of the skin and eyes (possibly symptoms of gallstones or liver infection), rheumatism, tetanus, cholera, malaria, worms, and to lower blood sugar levels. In Thailand stems are considered effective against skin complaints. Powdered stems
are used to fatten horses and cattle by stimulating their appetite. Extracts from the roots can also control pests and insects.