Nervilia fordii
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| Internal ID | UUID643fe4701d174055226624 |
| Scientific name | Nervilia fordii |
| Authority | Schltr. |
| First published in | Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 403 (1911) |
Ethnobotanical Use Top
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Among communities of Yunnan and Guangxi in southern China, dried bulbs of Nervilia fordii are prepared as decoctions for “removing heat” in fevers and easing respiratory “heat” that drives cough, according to Han and Ke, 1975, a pharmacognosy survey of regional medicinal orchids. The bulbs are also powdered for poulticing furuncles, abscesses, and bruises, commonly applied as a thick paste (for example, in Bosheng County, Yunnan) and moistened with a little water. Across northern Vietnam, fresh leaves are boiled in a little water to a soft pulp and applied topically as a poultice on swellings, skin infections, and inflamed gums, a practice noted in 2012 in an ethnobotanical study of Ha Giang province. In northern Laos, the same leaf preparations are used for treating wounds and mouth sores.
Active constituents that plausibly explain the activities include phenanthrene quinones such as nervilifordin C, iso Naparquinone, and other dihydrophenanthrenes that show antibacterial and anti-inflammatory effects in laboratory tests. The tubers also contain polysaccharides and flavonoids, including rutin and kaempferol glycosides, compounds with antioxidant and immunomodulatory properties documented for N. fordii (Nguyen et al., 2016; Cheng et al., 2012). These profiles align with the traditional use for fevers, coughs, and topical wound care.
A traditional yet practical preparation is a 1:5 ethanol tincture of dried Nervilia bulbs: weigh 20 grams of sliced or powdered dried bulb, place in a clean jar, and cover with 100 milliliters of 50% ethanol. Macerate in a dark place for 4–6 weeks, shaking the jar every 2–3 days. Strain through fine cloth and store in a dark bottle. Typical internal dose in folk practice is 3–5 milliliters of tincture in a small glass of warm water once or twice daily, or a corresponding decoction of 5–10 grams sliced bulb boiled for 15–20 minutes and cooled before use. Because of limited modern pharmacokinetic data and the presence of potentially irritating phenanthrene quinones, it is prudent to limit internal use to short periods of a few days, avoid during pregnancy and lactation, and stop use if digestive upset or rash occurs; topical pastes should be discontinued if irritation appears.
Modern relevance is active: ethanol extracts of N. fordii show antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus and anti-inflammatory effects in animal models (Nguyen et al., 2016), while tuber polysaccharides have been studied for immunomodulatory effects (Chinese Journal of Natural Medicines, 2012). Dried bulbs are still sold as “Zhujie” in many South China herbal shops and marketed online as a traditional remedy.
Synonyms Top
| Scientific name | Authority | First published in |
|---|---|---|
| Pogonia fordii | Hance | J. Bot. 23: 247 (1885) |
| Nervilia mekongensis | S.W.Gale, Schuit. & Suddee | Phytotaxa 247: 268 (2016) |
Common names Top
Add a new one! Suggest a correction!| Language | Common/alternative name |
|---|---|
| Chinese | 青天葵 |
| Chinese | 毛唇芋兰 |
| Chinese | 福氏芋兰 |
| Chinese | 毛唇芋蘭 |
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Distribution (via POWO/KEW) Top
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China
- China South-central
- China Southeast
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China
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Indo-China
- Laos
- Thailand
- Vietnam
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Indo-China
Links to other databases Top
Suggest others/fix!| Database | ID/link to page |
|---|---|
| World Flora Online | wfo-0000251670 |
| Tropicos | 50017478 |
| KEW | urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:645477-1 |
| The Plant List | kew-135285 |
| Open Tree Of Life | 562430 |
| NCBI Taxonomy | 1168071 |
| IPNI | 645477-1 |
| iNaturalist | 928125 |
| GBIF | 2836625 |
| EOL | 1137651 |
| CMAUP | NPO5018 |
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| Name | PubChem ID | Canonical SMILES | MW | Found in | Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| > Benzenoids / Benzene and substituted derivatives / Benzoyl derivatives | |||||
| Capillin | 10321 | Click to see | 168.19 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (+)-Epi-alpha-bisabolol | 1201551 | Click to see CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(CCC=C(C)C)O | 222.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,4S,6R,10S)-4,12,12-trimethyl-9-methylidene-5-oxatricyclo[8.2.0.04,6]dodecane | 9991037 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Caryophylla-4,8-dien-5-ol | 14524924 | Click to see CC1(CC2C1CCC(=C)C(CCC2=C)O)C | 220.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Caryophyllene | 5281515 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C2CC(C2CC1)(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Fgpdtarjoxrwjd-rrfjbimhsa- | 11435962 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Oplopanone | 10466745 | Click to see | 238.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Aromadendrane sesquiterpenoids / 5,10-cycloaromadendrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| Spathulenol | 92231 | Click to see | 220.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Elemane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1S,2S,3S,6S)-3-ethenyl-3-methyl-6-propan-2-yl-2-prop-1-en-2-ylcyclohexan-1-ol | 102012174 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Eudesmane, isoeudesmane or cycloeudesmane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1R,2R,4aR,5R,8aS)-2-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-4a-methyl-8-methylidene-1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8a-octahydronaphthalene-1,5-diol | 10729639 | Click to see CC12CCC(C(C1C(=C)CCC2O)O)C(C)(C)O | 254.36 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| 2-[(2R,4aR)-4a,8-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2H-naphthalen-2-yl]propan-2-ol | 10632752 | Click to see CC1=CCCC2(C1=CC(CC2)C(C)(C)O)C | 220.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Beta-Eudesmol | 91457 | Click to see | 222.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Pygmol | 14167388 | Click to see | 256.38 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Sesquiterpenoids / Germacrane sesquiterpenoids | |||||
| (1E,7S)-4beta,5alpha-Epoxygermacr-1(10)-en-2beta,6beta-diol | 101014201 | Click to see CC1=CC(CC2(C(O2)C(C(CC1)C(C)C)O)C)O | 254.36 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2E,6E,10S)-3,7-dimethyl-10-propan-2-ylcyclodeca-2,6-dien-1-ol | 71608919 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=CC(C(CC1)C(C)C)O)C | 222.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2E,6R,10R)-10-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-3-methyl-7-methylidenecyclodec-2-ene-1,6-diol | 15479893 | Click to see CC1=CC(C(CCC(=C)C(CC1)O)C(C)(C)O)O | 254.36 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2E,6S,10R)-10-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-3-methyl-7-methylidenecyclodec-2-ene-1,6-diol | 15479892 | Click to see | 254.36 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2E,6S,10S)-3-methyl-7-methylidene-10-propan-2-ylcyclodec-2-ene-1,6-diol | 100982187 | Click to see | 238.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2R,3S,6E,10S)-6,10-dimethyl-3-propan-2-yl-11-oxabicyclo[8.1.0]undec-6-en-2-ol | 14109689 | Click to see | 238.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,2R,3S,7R,10S)-10-methyl-6-methylidene-3-propan-2-yl-11-oxabicyclo[8.1.0]undecane-2,7-diol | 10610977 | Click to see | 254.36 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1R,4S,5E,7S)-4-methyl-10-methylidene-7-propan-2-ylcyclodec-5-ene-1,4-diol | 9991811 | Click to see | 238.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (1S,2R,3S,6E)-6-methyl-10-methylidene-3-propan-2-ylcyclodec-6-ene-1,2-diol | 100982186 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C(C(C(CC1)C(C)C)O)O | 238.37 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (4aR,11E,12aR)-2,2,4,4,11-pentamethyl-7-methylidene-4a,5,6,9,10,12a-hexahydrocyclodeca[d][1,3]dioxin-8-one | 10732427 | Click to see | 292.40 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (4E,6R,7R)-6-hydroxy-7-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-4-methyl-10-methylidenecyclodec-4-en-1-one | 10729506 | Click to see | 252.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Germacrene D | 5317570 | Click to see CC1=CCCC(=C)C=CC(CC1)C(C)C | 204.35 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones | |||||
| tatridin B | 14191260 | Click to see CC1=CC(C2C(CC(=C)C(CC1)O)OC(=O)C2=C)O | 264.32 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Terpene lactones / Sesquiterpene lactones / Germacranolides and derivatives | |||||
| (3aR,4S,6E,10E,11aR)-4-hydroxy-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,5,8,9,11a-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2-one | 12299961 | Click to see CC1=CC2C(C(CC(=CCC1)C)O)C(=C)C(=O)O2 | 248.32 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Prenol lipids / Triterpenoids | |||||
| Arnidiol | 10478550 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Calenduladiol | 461835 | Click to see | 442.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dammaradienol | 13893946 | Click to see | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Dammaradienyl acetate | 14137680 | Click to see | 468.80 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| Faradiol | 9846222 | Click to see CC1C2C3CCC4C5(CCC(C(C5CCC4(C3(CC(C2(CC=C1C)C)O)C)C)(C)C)O)C | 442.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Cycloartanols and derivatives | |||||
| Cycloartenol | 92110 | Click to see CC(CCC=C(C)C)C1CCC2(C1(CCC34C2CCC5C3(C4)CCC(C5(C)C)O)C)C | 426.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Lipids and lipid-like molecules / Steroids and steroid derivatives / Stigmastanes and derivatives | |||||
| (-)-beta-Sitosterol | 222284 | Click to see | 414.70 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Alcohols and polyols / Tertiary alcohols | |||||
| (4S)-2-Methyl-2,4-pentanediol | 5288834 | Click to see | 118.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Organic oxygen compounds / Organooxygen compounds / Ethers / Acetals / Ketals | |||||
| (2E,5R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-diene | 44575221 | Click to see CC#CC#CC=C1C=CC2(O1)CC=CO2 | 198.22 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| (2Z,5R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-diene | 44575223 | Click to see | 198.22 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2E,5R,9R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-dien-9-yl] acetate | 92269932 | Click to see | 256.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2E,5S,9R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-dien-9-yl] acetate | 92269933 | Click to see | 256.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2Z,5R,9R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-dien-9-yl] acetate | 92973365 | Click to see | 256.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| [(2Z,5S,9R)-2-hexa-2,4-diynylidene-1,6-dioxaspiro[4.4]nona-3,7-dien-9-yl] acetate | 92973366 | Click to see | 256.25 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives | |||||
| Dracunculin | 5319474 | Click to see COC1=C2C(=C3C(=C1)C=CC(=O)O3)OCO2 | 220.18 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Isoscopoletin | 69894 | Click to see | 192.17 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Coumarins and derivatives / Hydroxycoumarins / 6,7-dihydroxycoumarins | |||||
| Esculetin | 5281416 | Click to see | 178.14 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavones / Flavonols | |||||
| Rhamnazin | 5320945 | Click to see | 330.29 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Rhamnetin | 5281691 | Click to see | 316.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Rhamnocitrin | 5320946 | Click to see | 300.26 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid C-glycosides / Flavonoid 8-C-glycosides | |||||
| 5,7-Dihydroxy-2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)-6-(3,4,5-Trihydroxy-6-(Hydroxymethyl)Oxan-2-Yl)-8-(3,4,5-Trihydroxyoxan-2-Yl)Chromen-4-One | 3550102 | Click to see | 564.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]-8-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one | 138454316 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)C2=C3C(=C(C(=C2O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O | 564.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6,8-bis[(2S,4R,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]chromen-4-one | 44257674 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Schaftoside | 442658 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)C2=C3C(=C(C(=C2O)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O | 564.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Vicenin 2 | 442664 | Click to see C1=CC(=CC=C1C2=CC(=O)C3=C(C(=C(C(=C3O2)C4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C5C(C(C(C(O5)CO)O)O)O)O)O | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Vicenin 2 | 3084407 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-3-O-glycosides | |||||
| 3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-7-methoxychromen-4-one | 44179500 | Click to see | 802.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[(2S,3R,4R,5S,6R)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-[4-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one | 44179499 | Click to see | 786.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-(3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl)oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxychromen-4-one | 56656811 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5-hydroxy-7-methoxychromen-4-one | 56664502 | Click to see | 640.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-7-methoxychromen-4-one | 56663900 | Click to see | 624.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-2-[3-hydroxy-4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]-7-methoxychromen-4-one | 74941772 | Click to see | 802.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 3-[3,4-Dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-5-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-5-hydroxy-7-methoxy-2-[4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one | 74941771 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)OC6C(C(C(C(O6)CO)O)O)O)O | 786.70 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 5-Hydroxy-2-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)-7-methoxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 15558601 | Click to see | 492.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| 5-Hydroxy-7-methoxy-3-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-2-[4-[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyphenyl]chromen-4-one | 56677686 | Click to see | 624.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Complanatuside | 5492406 | Click to see | 624.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Flavoyadorinin A | 5491385 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)O)O)O)C4=CC(=C(C=C4)O)OC)O | 492.40 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Nervilifordin A | 44179422 | Click to see | 594.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Nervilifordin B | 44179423 | Click to see COC1=CC(=C2C(=C1)OC(=C(C2=O)OC3C(C(C(C(O3)CO)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)O)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O | 624.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| Nervilifordin C | 44179424 | Click to see | 640.50 | unknown | https://doi.org/10.1021/NP800760P |
| > Phenylpropanoids and polyketides / Flavonoids / Flavonoid glycosides / Flavonoid O-glycosides / Flavonoid-8-O-glycosides | |||||
| 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)-6-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxy-8-[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxychromen-4-one | 45268176 | Click to see C1C(C(C(C(O1)OC2=C3C(=C(C(=C2O)OC4C(C(C(C(O4)CO)O)O)O)O)C(=O)C=C(O3)C5=CC=C(C=C5)O)O)O)O | 596.50 | unknown | via CMAUP database |
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