Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.12-05-2020

Baby rubberplant

Plant

Family

pepper family (Piperaceae)

English

Baby rubberplant, American rubberplant, Florida peperomia, Pepper face

Latin

Peperomia obtusifolia (L.) A.Dietr.

Plantparts

foliage, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Ague, Antiarthritic, Antifebrile, Anti-malarial, Anti-Paludic, antipyretic, Anti-scorbutic, Arthritis, Arthrosis, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Inflammed joints, Joint inflammation, Joint inflammations, malaria, malarial fever, Marsh fever, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, scorbutus, scurvy, snakebite, Snake bites, Used in the treatment of snake bites

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Belize, Phytomedical use in Guatemala, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn10347

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