| |
|
|
Botanical Name |
: |
Piper aduncum L. |
English
Name |
: |
Spanish elder, Spanish pepper, European matico, Bamboo piper, Jointwood, Spiked pepper, False kava, Cow’s foot |
Synonym(s) |
: |
Artanthe adunca (L.) Miquel, Piper angustifolium Ruiz & Pavón, Piper elongatum Vahl, Piper hebecarpum C. DC., Piper martinicense C. DC., Piper stehleorum Trel., Piper subrectinerve C. DC. |
Family |
: |
Piperaceae |
| |
General Info
| Description |
 |
|
A monoecious shrubby tree, 2-8 m tall. Leaf blade oblong-elliptical to lanceolate, 12-20 cm x 3-9 cm, length/width ratio 3/1, upper surface scabrous. Inflorescence often bisexual, as long as the leaves, arching; floral bracts rounded subtriangular, 0.4-0.7 mm wide, densely yellow-white ciliate; male flower 2-3-staminate; female flower sessile, stigmas 3-fid. Fruit a berry, obovoid, 0.8-1 mm in diameter. |
| Herb Effects |
|
|
Aromatic tonic, stimulant and internal styptic (leaves); antibacterial and insecticidal (essential oil). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
|
|
Tannin (leaf) |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
|
|
|
 |
Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
 |
|
| Tannin |
1401-55-4 |
Not Available |
C27H22O18 |
|
|
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
|
|
Teas and other extracts of the leaves and roots of bamboo piper are used in herbal medicine as a tonic to ease diarrhea, dysentery, vomiting, ulcers, and to control bleeding. |
Dealers
Products
|
|
|
|
|
Health Remedies 
Return to top