OFFICIAL CORDONCILLO NEGRO - Cordoncillo negro also goes by the names: matico, aperta-ruão, bamboo piper, cordoncillo, erba di soldato, erva-de-jaboti, Santa Maria negro, shiatani, soldaten kraut, soldier's herb, spiked pepper. OFFICIAL CORDONCILLO NEGRO is a wild crafted herb that grows naturally in Jamaica and it draws all of its nutrients from the earth naturally. OFFICIAL CORDONCILLO NEGRO is not farmed or sprayed with any kind of pesticide. It's grown on its own strictly through nature with no interference from man.