Anamirta paniculata.

Botanical name: 

Anamirta paniculata Colebr. Menispermaceae.

East Indies. A strong, climbing shrub found in the eastern part of the Indian Peninsula and Malay Islands. From this plant is produced a deleterious drug illegally used in England to impart bitterness to beer.


Sturtevant's Edible Plants of the World, 1919, was edited by U. P. Hedrick.