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Coelogyne suaveolens is a fragrant, warm- to cool-growing epiphytic orchid from lower montane forests of China, Assam, the eastern Himalayas and Thailand. Grow it bright and humid with a cool winter rest, and let the pseudobulbs stay plump.
Coelogyne suaveolens is a species of orchid native to central China, Assam, the eastern Himalayas and Thailand.
A 2024 study by Eva, Mamurat, Rahat and Hossen investigated the phytochemistry and pharmacological activity of Coelogyne suaveolens bulb and root extracts. Gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS) analysis of the ethyl acetate fraction of an acetonic extract identified 16 compounds from the bulb and a further 16 from the root, each associated with a range of known phytochemical activities.
In dose-dependent in vivo testing on Swiss albino mice, root and bulb extracts showed significant analgesic activity in the acetic-acid-induced writhing, hot-plate and tail-immersion tests, alongside anxiolytic and sedative effects. Molecular docking analysis of the identified compounds pointed to potential activity against cyclooxygenase enzymes as a plausible mechanism for the observed analgesic effect, leading the authors to suggest the species as a candidate for further investigation as a source of pain, anxiety and sleep-disorder therapeutics.
The species occurs in central China, Assam, the eastern Himalayas and Thailand. It grows as an epiphyte in lower montane, evergreen broad-leaved forest at elevations of about 900 to 1,500 metres.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Coelogyne suaveolens by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
