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Piper betle

Scientific Name
Piper betle
Family Name
Piperaceae
Common Names
Local Names
Sirih (Indonesia), Ikmo, buyu (Philippines), Trầu không, trầu cay, trầu lương (Vietnam)
Description
Climbing plant, leaf ovoid, green-yellow (Indonesia)
A slender creeper with adventitious roots. Stems glabrous, sulcate, thickened at thenodes. Leaves altemate, heart-shaped, palmately nerved, glabrous and shining on bothsides. Inflorescence in drooping, dense axillary spike, consisting of male and femaleflowers. Berry globose, hairy at the apex (rarely produced). All parts of the plant havea special aroma (Vietnam)
Uses
Stomach ache, child birth, disinfectant, wounds, relieve fatigue (Indonesia)
Pulmonary disorders (Philippines)
Anti bacterial, wounds, burns, impetigo, furunculosis, eczema, lymphangitis, cough,asthma, cold, rheumatism (Vietnam)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Indonesia - Petak pamer
Philippines - LBES Medicinal Genebank, ERDB
Vietnam - Ha Noi
Remarks
Piper betle (GRIN)

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