PIPER MARGINATUM - CAKE BUSH
Common name
Cake bush, Anesi wiwiri, Marigold pepper, Hinojo.
Family
Piperaceae (Pepper family).
Overview
Cake bush is a perennial bushy shrub growing in moist, shady spots in the Amazon rainforest in Surinam.
Unlike other Piperaceae species, this one is easy to recognize due to the typical heart-shaped leaves with 7 - 8 nerves which end in one point at the base.
It is also easy to recognize for the strong licorice (anise) smell.
Suriname's traditional medicine
Cake bush is used against colic.
Other uses are: carminative, depurative, against flu and as a haemostatic.
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Hardiness
USDA zone 9 - 11.
Propagation
Seeds and cuttings.
Culture
Full sun / light shade and moist soil.
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