Betel pepper or Buyo PRODUCT NAME
Piper betle L. SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | Betel pepper or Buyo |
| Local Name: | Buyo, Buyobuyo (Camarines); Gaued (Lepanto); Ikmo, Itmo (Tagalog); Ikmong Iloko (Bulacan); Let, LItlit (Bataan, BUlacan, Rizal, Cavite, Tayabas) Samat (Pampanga). |
| Family: | Piperaceae |
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| Product Description: | A smooth, climbing vine reaching a height of 2-4 meters. The upper leaves are 10-13cm in length. The apex of the leaf is pointed and the base somewhat inequilaterally rounded or heart-shaped. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | Philippines |
| Description: | This species is extensively cultivated, but is also wild. It is distributed throughout the Philippines |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | leaves, leaflets |
| Uses: | The leaves are official in the British Pharmacopeia. In the Philippines, used extensively for chewing with the seeds of Areca catechu sprinkled with lime |
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| Partners: | Bureau of Forestry, Philippines |
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