Piper sarmentosum
Dublin Core
Title
Piper sarmentosum
Subject
Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: Piper Species: sarmentosum Roxb.
Description
Characteristics
A wild growing herb with long creeping stems.
A wild growing herb with long creeping stems.
Morphology
The leaves are alternate and heart-shaped. Young leaves usually have a waxy surface and are light green in color. It produces small, white flowers in the form of spikes, which are located at the terminal or leaf opposite the spikes. The bushy, abundant procumbent branches are about 40-50 cm in height
The leaves are alternate and heart-shaped. Young leaves usually have a waxy surface and are light green in color. It produces small, white flowers in the form of spikes, which are located at the terminal or leaf opposite the spikes. The bushy, abundant procumbent branches are about 40-50 cm in height
Uses
- In ancient Chinese medicine, many species are used to treat inflammatory diseases
- In the southern part of Thailand, the water mixture of the whole plant of P. sarmentosum is used to treat patients with diabetic disease and the crude extract is also reported to help in reducing the blood glucose level of onset diabetic patients
- In Indonesia, P. sarmentosum is used to treat coughs and asthma by chewing the rootlets with betel nut and swallowing the juice
- Piper sarmentosum has also been used as a carminative and to relieve coughs and muscle pain, while the fruits and leaves are used as an expectorant
- Treatment of wind-cold cough, fever, rheumatism arthralgia, diarrhea dysentery, postpartum foot swelling, stomachache, toothache, diabetes, and traumatic injury.
Distribution
P. sarmentosum a traditional medicinal plant widely distributed in India, Malaysia, Thailand, and the southeastern coastal areas of China including Fujian, Guangdong, and Guizhou.
P. sarmentosum a traditional medicinal plant widely distributed in India, Malaysia, Thailand, and the southeastern coastal areas of China including Fujian, Guangdong, and Guizhou.
IUCN category list
Not yet assessed
Not yet assessed
Source
Publisher
Fatin Azwa Binti Samuri
Date
3 May 2023
Collection
Citation
“Piper sarmentosum,” BIDARA, accessed February 4, 2026, https://bidara.uthm.edu.my/items/show/969.