Piper guineense
Family Name:
Piperaceae
Local Name:
Sorowisa
Uses As Per Literature:
Food: They are sometimes chewed with betel nut (Areca catechu) as a substitute for Piper betle. Ash from the burnt plant is used as a salt substitute
Medicinal: The roots are chewed and the juice swallowed as an aphrodisiac
Source: Useful Tropical Plants Database 2014
Traditional Uses:
Food: The dried fruits are used as spice in stews and soup.
Medicine: The root is used in the treatment of cough and chest pains.
Plant Category:
Forest Foods and Medicinal Plants
Disease Treated:
- Cough
- Chest pains
Food Category:
Spices and Condiments
