caapeba

Etymology
Said by Century to be.

Noun

 * 1) A South American plant,  (formerly Pothomorphe umbellata), with medicinal roots.
 * 2) * 1822, James Jennings (of Huntspill), The Family Cyclopaedia, page 889, entry on "Pareira brava":
 * The root of the caapeba, another species of cissampelos, is said to be an antidote against the bite of venomous serpents:
 * 1) * 1983(?), Brazil, page 31:
 * Another important Brazilian indigenous plant is the caapeba, or Potomorphe peltatum, used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic medicine. In the opinion of the German researcher, Karl Friedrich Phillip von Martius, who
 * 1) * 1983(?), Brazil, page 31:
 * Another important Brazilian indigenous plant is the caapeba, or Potomorphe peltatum, used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic medicine. In the opinion of the German researcher, Karl Friedrich Phillip von Martius, who
 * 1) * 1983(?), Brazil, page 31:
 * Another important Brazilian indigenous plant is the caapeba, or Potomorphe peltatum, used as an analgesic, anti-inflammatory and anti-spasmodic medicine. In the opinion of the German researcher, Karl Friedrich Phillip von Martius, who