Stephania venosa

Stephania venosa (Blume) Spreng., Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2, Cur. Post.): 316 (1827).

Stephania venosa (Blume) Spreng., Photo by Khách Vô Danh 

The native range of this species is Bangladesh to W. & Central Malesia. It is a climbing caudex geophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Lõi tiền đỏ

Latin name: 

Stephania venosa (Blume) Spreng. – Clypea venosa Blume

Family: 

Menispermaceae

Uses: 

Treat bone pain, headache, stomachache. Also used as a sedative, treating insomnia (Tuber).

Distribution: 

Southern region. The tree grows naturally scattered in the sparse forest in the limestone mountains.