top of page

Piper aduncum

Family:

Piperaceae

Kichwa:

Maticu

Spanish

Matico

During the COVID epidemic Maticu was widely used as a decongestant as well as to induce coughing and clear the lungs of patients.

CONTACT  US   
 

cotococha.ec@gmail.com 

480.276.5913

ANDES AND AMAZON FIELD SCHOOL

Sponsored by Title VI National Resource Centers at University of Wisconsin Madison, the University of Florida, Florida International University, the University of Pittsburgh, and Brigham Young University.

bottom of page