Piper ornatum N.E.Br.
Celebes Pepper / Sirih sampar (Bru.); Sirih merah (Tut.)
Description
Traditional Medicinal Uses
Ecology
Propagation
Distribution
Precaution
Perennial herbaceous creeper that can grow up to 4 m tall. Leaves are simple, in alternate arrangement, leathery, covered with powdery particles when dry, finely hairy when young, adaxially glabrous and dark green and abaxially maroon to purple. Leaf blade is ovate-lanceolate, acuminate at apex, cordate to rounded at base with entire margin. Stems are swollen at nodes. Inflorescence a spike borne at leaf axils. Fruit a subglobose berry that has a sweet taste. Aerial roots are
Roots are made into a decoction to cure influenza. It is known for its central muscle relaxant, anti-inflammatory, antidiabetic, cytotoxic, uterine contractile and
It is commonly found in lowland dipterocarp forest. It prefers fertile but well-drained loamy soil under sunlight and partial shade.
Stem cutting and root division.
Native to central and
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