How to always have your own Root Beer

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  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.
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  This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
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  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.
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  This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
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  The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.

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How to always have your own Root Beer

• 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.
• & This herb originated from Tropical America and grows also in the South Pacific.
• & 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.
• & This species is easily identified by its huge leaves which can grow over a foot long in older specimens.
• & The leaves are chopped and used for flavoring, as well as used whole, as wrappings for meats, tamales, etc.

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