Objective: to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract from Piper elongatum Vahl (matico) on the intestinal motility in BALB/c mice. Methods: experimental study that used activated carbon. The involved groups were: Group 1 with negative control with 90/00NaCl; Group 2 positive control with loperamide 10mg/Kg, groups treated with the plant at doses of 125 mg/kg (Group3), 250 mg/kg (Group4) and 500 mg/Kg (Group5). ShapiroWilk, ANOVA and Bonferroni statistical tests were used; p<0.05 was considered as significant and 95 % confidence interval. Results: the percentages of intestine explored with the active charcoal were 69.4±4.5; 24.9±3.0; 75.3±4.3; 71.1±4.5; 56.4±2.7 and 59.4±3.0 in groups 1 to 5 respectively. The ANOVA on this variable showed a p<0,001. The post hoc Bonferroni test showed no differences between the negative control and treatment groups with Piper elongatum Vahl whereas there was a difference between the positive control and the other groups and between the groups 3 and 5 (p<0.001). Conclusions: the aqueous extract from Piper elongatum Vahl has no effect on the intestinal motility at the evaluated doses, so further studies are needed.