| Family Name | Piperaceae |
| Scientific name | Peperomia obtusifolia |
| Common name | Watercress grass |
| Growth habit | Hi, warm, moist and half shade, slightly resistant to drought and half shade, optimum growth temperature is 20 to 30 degrees, not cold, avoid damp, will stop the growth of less than 10 degrees, 5 degrees or less will be affected by frost damage. |
| Leaf | Leaves alternate, oval or obovate. Obtuse tip, leaf base tapering to a wedge. Glossy, shiny, quality thick and stiff stems and petioles are fleshy round shaped. |
| Flower | Spikes long, up to 15 cm; Flowers bisexual, Small, dense; stamens 2. Flowers yellow green. |
| Fruit | Berries. |
| More to learn | Leaf-type wide variation potted ornamental value, its leaves Houkuan stiffness, contribute to indoor air purification, while its dark green leaf color for the eyes to read too long to alleviate the effect. |
| Properties | Slightly bitter, warm. |
| Treats | Its entire body can be used to expelling wind and dampness and the cough expectorant activating blood and pain. For rheumatoid muscles pain, tuberculosis, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, lung abscess, infantile malnutrition product, dysmenorrhea; topical governance bruises, fractures. |
| Reference | 1. 百度百科 2. 常绿观赏植物 3. Google images |