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Piper chaba

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Piper chaba

Piper chaba is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. It is native to South and Southeast Asia, Khulna Division of Bangladesh, Tripura , West Bengal in India. P. chaba is found throughout India and other warmer regions of Asia including Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Sri Lanka.

Uses

Gastro-protective, Anti-flatulent.

Parts Used

Fruits.

Chemical Composition

It contains piperine, pipernonaline, guineensine, and the isobutylamide of 11-(3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl)undeca-2,4,10-trienoic acid.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kandan Lippili
Hindi Pipli
Malayalam Tippali
Tamil Tippili
Telugu Pippallu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Pippali, Magadhi
English Long Pepper, Indian long pepper


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Herbs

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple Ovate or oblong-oval Leaves are numerous, 6.3 to 9.0 cm, dark green and shining above, pale and dull beneath. The older leaves are dentate, dark in color and heart shaped.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Flowers are monoceous and male and female flowers are borne on different plants. Male flower stalk is about 1 to 3 inch long and female flower stalk is ½ to 1 inch long.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Irrigation is utmost essential during summer months. One or two irrigations in a week depending upon the water holding capacity of the soil, is needed.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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