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	<title>XPLANTA &#187; Mexico Ethnobotanical Plants</title>
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		<title>PIPER AURITUM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIPER AURITUM FAMILY :: PIPERACEAE HOJA SANTA, ACUYO, MOMO: Is a shrub with large (to 10&#8243; across) heart shaped, rootbeer-flavored leaves containing safrole. It has long, narrow, phallic white flowers and is probably the easiest to grow of the commonly available Piper family. Hoja Santa is used in Mexico culinarily and medicinally (gynecologically). The leaves [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIPER BETEL</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIPER BETEL FAMILY :: PIPERACEAE BETLE LEAF, KUNYA: Large heart shaped leaves on a rapidly growing tropical vine. Traditionally chewed with betle nut (Areca catechu) shavings and other condiments in the South Pacific, Southeast Asia and India. Needs true tropical conditions to thrive: very warm moist, rich soil and a very high humidity. Has a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>PIPER METHYSTICUM</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 20:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PIPER METHYSTICUM FAMILY :: PIPERACEAE KAVA, AWA: A tropical vine requiring warmth, rich moist soil, humidity and part shade. Traditionally, the roots of kava are chewed and then spit by virgins into a bowl, diluted and then drunk, producing a type of tranquilizing euphoria. Medicinally, it is anaphrodisiac and a local anesthetic. The roots may [...]]]></description>
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