{"tema_id":"10855","string":"Piper amalago L.","created":"2017-02-24 16:12:56","code":null,"notes":[{"@type":"Nota de alcance","@lang":"en","@value":"Shrub 1.2m, secondary forest, outskirts of San Andr\u00e9s. \n\nUses: crush leaves, drink juice for snake bites or rub onto body as snake repellent; boil root in water with other roots, bathe snake bite; place piece of stem on tooth for toothache. Comerford 18, 30 Jun 1994.\n------------------\n\nOrigin\nJamaica\nFolk\nmedicinal uses\nThe\nyoung stem and leaves of this species provide a decoction for\nflatulence and, according to Steggerda, serve as a tonic for the\nblood. Browne says the root is sudorific, diaphoretic and good for\ndropsy, and that the leaves and shoots were used in baths and\nfomentations. The fruits provide an alternative to commercial pepper.\n----------------------\n\nOrigin\nJamaica\nFolk\nmedicinal uses \n\nThe\nleaves and twigs of this and other Piper species are still used in\nbaths for fever and pain and the tea may also be drunk for the same\ncomplaints and for dysmenorrhoea. Among the Brazilian Indians Piper\nspp. are\nused to treat. wounds and toothache. \n\n\u00a0"},{"@type":"Nota bibliogr\u00e1fica","@lang":"en","@value":"1) COMERFORD, Simon C. Economic Botany. vol. 50 . -- p. 327 - 336 1996\n\n2) Asprey,\nG.F; Phylis Thornton\/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts I & II.\n\u2013 p. 23.\n\n3) Asprey,\nG.F; Phylis Thornton\/ Medicinal plants of Jamaica. Parts III &\nIV. \u2013 p. 67\n"}]}