Piper sarmentosum Roxb. (Chaa Phluu)

Medicinal Plants in Thailand.

Piper sarmentosum Roxb. ex Hunter
PIPERACEAE
Thai name : Chaa Phuu

Stoloniferous small shrub, 30-80 cm high. Leaf simple, alternate, cordate, 5-10 cm wide, 7-15 cm long. Inflorescence in axillary spike, tubular, unisexual. Fruit obovoid berry.

Whole plant: expectorant. Leaf: carminative. Whole plant extract stimulates intestinal movement and relaxes skeletal muscles.

TRADITIONAL USE : Whole plant. expectorant
Leaf : carminative

By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
Volume 1