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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Piper aduncum

Common Name
Anisillo; Guayuyo; Sureau; Bois Sureau; Bois Major; Guayuyo Blanco; Guayuyo Manso

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Stimulant Latin America Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Stomachic Dominican Republic Liogier, Alain Henri. 1974. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares de la Espanola. Universidad Nacional Pedro Henriquez Urena, Santo Domingo.
Ulcer Mexico Standley, Paul C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contributions U.S. National Herbarium, vol. 23. Govt. Printing Office, Washington, D.C.