• Status:Rare and found only in protected areas.
• Salutary: As its name suggests "salutaris" refers to "health giving" and is functions as a general tonic for good health.
• Leaves and bark create a strong peppery taste which becomes strongly evident if you make a tea from the dark glossy leaves.
• Likes to grow in tropical climates especially in the Northern Kwazulu Natal area of South Africa.
• Has been shown to have good anti microbial action.
  
• Traditionally used for medical conditions including flu, chest complaints, constipation, stomach ulcers, headaches, toothache and even  malaria.
• Pepper bark is taken in a number of ways including orally, smoked and also mixed with fat into an ointment.
• Has been used along with other plants as an aid in traditional divination practices.
• Can be propagated from seed, cuttings and tissue culture.

Sources:

• Van Wyk, B-E., Gericke, N.P.and van Oudtshoorn, B. (1997). Medicinal plants of South Africa. Briza Publications,  Pretoria.

• Diederichs N. Commercialising Medicinal Plants, A Southern African Guide. Sun Press 2006
  

• http://www.plantzafrica.com/frames/usingfram.htm

  
  

  
  

   
  

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