0 Tribulus cistoides L.

Tribulus cistoides L., Sp. Pl. 1: 387 (1753). 

Tribulus cistoides L., Photo by Tan Trinh

The native range of this species is Cape Verde, Eritrea to Mozambique and Pacific. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as a medicine and for food.

Vietnamese names: 

Ớt sầu, Quỷ kiến ​​sầu to

Family: 

Zygophyllaceae

Uses: 

- Nourishes the kidneys and boosts virility, increases libido, and improves sexual function. 

- General health: Helps lower high blood pressure and supports the treatment of rheumatism. 

- Diuretic: Promotes diuresis and helps reduce inflammation.

Distribution: 

Southern coastal areas; grows naturally.

Flowering and fruiting season: 

January–December.

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0 Habenaria rostrata

Habenaria rostrata Wall. ex Lindl.

Habenaria rostrata Wall. ex Lindl.; Photo by Lang Dân Chánh Hiệu

Vietnamese name:

Kiến cò vàng hoặc Hà biện mũi

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0 Xanthophyllum cochinchinense

Xanthophyllum cochinchinense Meijden, Leiden Bot. Ser. 7: 96 (1982).

Xanthophyllum cochinchinense Meijden, Photo by Tan Trinh

The native range of this species is Vietnam. It is a tree.

Vietnamese name

Săng ớt Nam Bộ

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0 Sida cordifolia

Sida cordifolia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 684 (1753).

Sida cordifolia L., Photo by Khách Vô Danh

The native range of this species is Tropics & Subtropics. It is an annual or subshrub and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat unspecified medicinal disorders, as animal food, a poison and a medicine and for food.

Vietnamese Name: 

Ké đồng tiền

Family: 

Malvaceae

Uses: 

Diuretic, treats gonorrhea, herpes, fever (Roots). Sciatica, facial paralysis (Root bark). Nocturnal emissions (Plant juice). Seeds treat gonorrhea.

Distribution: 

Grows naturally in sandy plains in many places.

Flowering and Fruiting Season: 

October-December

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0 Gnetum montanum

Gnetum montanum Markgr., Bull. Jard. Bot. Buitenzorg ser. III, x. 466 (1930).

Gnetum montanum Markgr., Photo by Hoang Truong

The native range of this species is Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China. It is a liana and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Vietnamese name: 

Dây gắm.

Family: 

Gnetaceae.

Uses: 

The roots and stems are used as medicine to relieve pain and treat conditions such as rheumatism and postpartum ailments; they also serve as an antidote for various toxins (including food poisoning, lacquer poisoning, and snakebites) and are used to treat fever and malaria. The roots are also used to treat irregular menstruation, while the leaves are used to treat snakebites.

Distribution: 

Widely distributed in areas including Vinh Phuc (Tam Dao), Hanoi (Ba Vi), Quang Tri, Da Nang, Lam Dong, Tay Ninh, and Kien Giang (Phu Quoc Island). It grows naturally in evergreen forests at altitudes of 200–1,200 meters.

Flowering and fruiting seasons: 

April–August; October–December.

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