Shrub up to 5 metres high with heart-shaped, sparsely hairy leaves, on average about 30 cm in size, and a thick, watery stem. The plant produces long creamy-white flowers in upright ears but spreads very successfully via root suckers.
The spicy pepperleaf was used in the form of incense for Aztec rites, in Mexican traditional medicine and in Central American cuisine as a spice or pureed as mole verde sauce.
We also use the dried and ground pepperleaf as a spice here. This tall herbaceous plant with its large leaves also forms a nice contrast to the tropical trees and grows well in places that are not so easy to plant up.
Tropical Central America
Rühlemann’s Kräuter
The spicy pepperleaf was used in the form of incense for Aztec rites, in Mexican traditional medicine and in Central American cuisine as a spice or pureed as mole verde sauce.
We also use the dried and ground pepperleaf as a spice here. This tall herbaceous plant with its large leaves also forms a nice contrast to the tropical trees and grows well in places that are not so easy to plant up.
