How to always have your own Root Beer
Piper auritum - Root Beer Plant, Acuyo, False Kava-Kava
- π₯ Piper auritum - Root Beer Plant, Acuyo, False Kava-Kava - is a close relative of Piper methysticum (Kava-Kava), and Piper nigrum (Black Pepper). It is very often confused with Kava-Kava, and probably has some similar medicinal effects.
- π₯ This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
- π₯ Large-leaved perennial, known for its leaves, which are used for their spicy aromatic scent and flavor, some liken to root beer, others to anise-clove. It can be used for making a root beer-flavoted drink.
- π₯ This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
- π₯ The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.
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