CoLoMBIA: Comisaria del Amazonas, Rio Amazonas, vicinity of Leticia. 
“Small bush. Leaves aromatic.” August 29-September 12, 1966. R. E. Schultes, 
R. F. Raffauf et D. Soejarto 24018. 
In the Leticia region, a poultice of the crushed leaves is applied 
to warts in the belief that this hastens their disappearance. The 
plant is known as cordoncillo, a name applied to many species of 
Piper in reference to the inflorescence (cordoncillo = “shoe 
string”). 
Piper interitum 7realease ex Macbride in Field Mus. Publ. Bot. 
13 (1936) 176. 
Peru: Departamento de Loreto, Zapote, upper Rio Purus. “Tree about 10 
meters high. Lowland Forest.” October 15, 1968. L. Rivier 21. 
The Kulina Indians of eastern Peru, who call this plant fetsi, 
prepare a snuff from the dried leaves and roots. It is used as a 
“substitute” for tobacco. 
There are indications from several native uses of species of 
Piper that the essential oils in this genus may have psychoactive 
properties. 
Piper Schultesii Yuncker in Trealease and Yuncker, The 
Piperaceae of Northern South America (1950) 34. 
CoLomBIA: Comisaria del Vaupés, Confluence of Rios Macaya and Ajaju, 
Cerro Chiribiquete. May 15-16, 1943. R. E. Schultes 5416. 
The Karijona Indians value this species, which they call oo- 
ka ’-fia-te, in the treatment of bronchial ailments, most of which 
seem to be tuberculosis. A hot tea of the leaves and stem is drunk 
over a period of many days. This tea is a strong diuretic. Special 
trips are made to Chiribiquete and similar sandstone mountains 
in the area to procure leaves of the plant which are kept in dry 
condition for use; they conserve a strong pungency for many 
months. 
POLYG YNACEAE 
Rumex obtusifolius Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 335. 
CoLomBIA: Comisaria del Putumayo, Valle de Sibundoy, Sibundoy. Alt. 
2225-2300 m. May 29, 1946. R. E. Schultes et M. Villarreal 7610.— Same 
