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matico
matico (mɑːˈtiːkəʊ) n (Plants) a Peruvian shrub, Piper angustifolium, the leaves of which have medicinal propertiesMatico
matico[mə′tē·kō] (botany) Piper angustifolium. An aromatic wild pepper found in tropical America whose leaves are rich in volatile oil, gums, and tannins; leaves were used medicinally as a stimulant and hemostatic. Matico (Piper angustifolium) a herb growing in Mexico, the West Indies, and Central and South America. The dried leaves (with the pharmaceutical name of Folia matico) are used as a hemostatic, diuretic, and astringent. |