About Piper marginatum Jacq.
Piper marginatum Jacq. has several common names: cake bush, Anesi wiwiri, marigold pepper, Ti Bombé (in Creole), and Hinojo. It is a plant species belonging to the genus Piper, and it grows in moist, shady locations within the Amazon rainforest in Surinam, French Guiana, and Brazil. The leaves of this plant contain flavonoids including vitexin and marginatoside, which is 6-O-β gentiobiosyl vitexin. The plant also contains 3,4-Methylenedioxypropiophenone, 2,4,5-Trimethoxypropiophenone, 2-Methoxy-4,5-methylenedioxypropiophenone, 1-(3,4-Methylenedioxyphenyl)propan-1-ol (also called Marginatumol), 5,4′-Dihydroxy-7-methoxyflavanone, and 5,7-Dihydroxy-4′-methoxyflavanone. An essential oil can be extracted from this plant, and the oil has been found to show deterrent and larvicidal activities against Aedes aegypti.
