Piper angustifolium

Botanical Description

Piper angustifolium is an evergreen shrub growing around 3 metres tall. The plant was used by the local peoples as a wound healing herb and urinary antiseptic before the Europeans came to S. America[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ]. The Europeans adopted its use and it has become an official drug in some of the Pharmacopoeias of S. America where it is harvested from the wild and also commonly cultivated[ 254 Title The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants Publication Author Chevallier. A. Publisher Dorling Kindersley. London Year 1996 ISBN 9-780751-303148 Description An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world. ].