Piper thomsonii
(C.DC.) Hook. f.
Yorho-hamang
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Description
A herb. It lies along the ground and is somewhat woody. It forms roots at the nodes. The leaves are oval and taper to the tip. They are heart shaped at the base. They are dark green. The fruit is in a long spike.
Edible Uses
The leaves are eaten raw with betel nut or cooked with rice flour and eaten in curry. Fruits are sometimes added to curries.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are eaten with betel nut. They are chewed raw. They are also cooked with rice flour and eaten in curry. Sometimes fruit are added to curries.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in shady high rainfall areas.
Where It Grows
Asia, India, Indochina, Laos, Northeastern India, SE Asia,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Angoni pan, Ashira, Auni pan, Hanbithi
References (8)
- Ethnobotany of Karbis. Chapter 4 in p 99
- Gangwar, A. K. & Ramakrishnan, P. S., 1990, Ethnobotanical Notes on Some Tribes of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeastern India. Economic Botany, Vol. 44, No. 1 pp. 94-105
- Patiri, B. & Borah, A., 2007, Wild Edible Plants of Assam. Geethaki Publishers. p 119
- Pegu, R., et al, 2013, Ethnobotanical study of Wild Edible Plants in Poba Reserved Forest, Assam, India. Research Journal of Agriculture and Forestry Sciences 1(3):1-10
- Phangchopi, U., et al, 2015, Diversity of wild edible plants in Marat Longri Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam. Indian Journal of Natural Products and Resources Vol. 6(4), December 2015 pp. 305-313
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- Sarma, H., et al, 2010, Updated Estimates of Wild Edible and Threatened Plants of Assam: A Meta-analysis. International Journal of Botany 6(4): 414-423
- Singh, B., et al, 2012, Wild edible plants used by Garo tribes of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India. Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 11(1) pp 166-171
- Teron, R. & Borthakur, S. K., 2016, Edible Medicines: An Exploration of Medicinal Plants in Dietary Practices of Karbi Tribal Population of Assam, Northeast India. In Mondal, N. & Sen, J.(Ed.) Nutrition and Health among tribal populations of India. p 154
