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| Sarmentosum Roxb. |
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| Piperaceae | |
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| Pepper vine | |
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| Cha phlu, Phlu ling nok, Fu nok, i-ro (Northern); Khae, Puling, I-lert (Northeastern); Nom wa (Southern) (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 50) | |
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| Herbaceous plant, creeping, up to 60 cm. high, green. Leaves cordate, 17 cm. long, 14 cm. wide. Leaf stalks 1-5 cm. long. Cylindrical spikes of tightly sessile flowers, white then turning green. Fruit is a berry. (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 50) | |
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Calcium, phosphorus, Beta carotene, Vitamin C. (Phak Phuen Ban A-han Thai, 2005, p. 26). Lanna people eat it fresh with Som tam or lap or make miang kham, or add it to kaeng khae, khua khae, kaeng no mai and kaeng pli. |
Leaves: stimulate appitite, expel phlegm, improve blood circulation. Stems also expel phlegm. Roots expel phlegm, used as a tonic. (Kanchana Diwiset et al., 2005, p. 50) | |
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Kanchana Diwiset et al. (Comp.). (1999). Phak Phuen Ban Phak Klang. Bangkok: Center for Text Development, Institute of Traditional Thai Medicine. (in Thai). Phak Phuen Ban A-han Thai. (2005). Bangkok: Saengdaet. (in Thai). |
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