“…Coptosapelta flavescens Korth, namely Day Khai in Vietnamese, is a precious medicinal herb used by many ethnic groups in Southeast Asian countries to make skin creams, treat worms, colic, and nasal ulcers (Birgitta and Torsten, 2009;Line, 2005), reduce fevers, and defense against infection (Nursanti et al, 2018). C. flavescens extract was previously reported to suppress bacteria more efficiently than metronidazole (Hounkong et al, 2015), treat dysentery or malaria (Kongyen et al, 2014;Arnida et al, 2017Arnida et al, , 2019, reduce blood pressure (Kosala et al, 2017), and exhibit anti-inflammatory activity (Kosala et al, 2018). According to the traditional folk experience from ethnic minorities in central Vietnam, C. flavescens root extract has been used to disinfect wounds, promote skin recovery, treat cold and flu symptoms, and aid in the treatment of gout (Institute of Medicine, 2003;Minh et al, 2014).…”