Herbarium Sheet Detail
NTBG Plant Name:
Piper methysticum
Collection Date:
August 21, 2003
Determiner:
D. H. Lorence 2004
Island Group:
CAROLINE ISLANDS
Locality:
Pahlap. U Municipality. N.V. Sakau rahmedel [Pohnpeian].
Ethnobotanical Notes:
Leaves: Antidepressant.Medicine to heal depression. Take four shoots of the young leaves, pound and wrap in a piece of cloth, squeeze in 1/2 gallon of water and drink. Take this amount of medicine every day for four to eight days. Informant: Ignacia Obisbo: Pohnpei. Male.
Habitat:
Lowland forest and upland forest.
Date of Last Update:
August 6, 2023
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