Lepisanthes rubiginosa (Roxb.) Leenh. Family: Sapindaceae
Synonyms : Erioglossum edule (Blume) Blume, Erioglossum rubiginosum (Roxb.) Blume, Sapindus edulis Blume, non Aiton, Sapindus fraxinifolia DC., Sapindus rubiginosa Roxb.
- English : Rusty sapindus.
- Bengali: Kaakjaam
- Malay : Buoh terajang, Kalaju, Kelat layu, Ki layu, Kulayo, Mertajam, Terajang.
- Thai : ชันรู Chan ru, หวดคา Huat kha (hùat kaa - Norteastern Thailand), หวด ฆ่า Huat kha (hùat kâa) , หวด ลาว Huat lao (Northern Thailand), กำจำ Kamcham (Peninsular), กะซ่ำ Kasam, กำซำ Kamsam (Central Thailand), มะจำ Ma cham (Peninsular), มะหวด Ma huat, มะหวด บาท Ma huat bat, มะหวดลิง Ma huat ling (Southeastern Thailand), มะหวดป่า Ma huta pa, นำซำ Nam sam, ซำ Sam, สีฮอกน้อย Si hok noi.
- Vietnamese : Cây kén kén, Nhãn dê, Nhãn rừng.
In Malaysia, Lepisanthes rubiginosa decoction of roots is used to mitigate fever and the leaves are used externally to treat skin disease. In Indonesia, the young stems are eaten to induce sleeping. An aqueous extract of pericarp of the fruits at intraperitoneal doses of 20 and 100 mg/kg significantly reduced the spontaneous locomotor activity, and at 100 mg/kg, increased the thiopental-induced sleeping time and affinity toward dopaminergic receptors, inhibited the apomorphine-induced climbing behavior in mice, and exhibited affinity toward D2 receptors, suggesting dopamine D2 antagonism. [Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants Asia and the Pacific by Christophe Wiart, PharmD]
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