
Amaranthaceae FAMILY
Pfaffia paniculata
Pfaffia paniculata
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
4/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Pfaffia paniculata is a large, rambling, shrubby ground vine with an intricate, deep, and extensive root system[ 318 Title Raintree Nutrition - Tropical Plant Database Publication Author Website http://www.rain-tree.com/plants.htm Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Detailed information on the medicinal uses of more than two hundred rainforest plants, mainly from S. America, with basic descriptions of the plants, their other uses etc. ]. A very important medicinal herb, it is harvested from the wild and exported to many countries.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Amazon rainforest in Brazil to Ecuador, Panama, Paraguay Peru and Venezuela
HabitatNot known