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Piper nigrum - Marica, Black pepper
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Black pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. It is cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning, known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is about 5 mm in diameter and dark red, and contains a single seed, like all drupes.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Improves Digestion, Vitiligo, Skin disease, Peptic Ulcers, Asthma, Indigestion.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
It contains globulol, α-pinene, β-caryophyllene and α-terpinene.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Eddemunchi, Eddemunci |
| Hindi | Chocamirch, Filfilgird |
| Malayalam | Cattu-molagoi, Kolakam |
| Tamil | Aguttam, Akuttam |
| Telugu | Maarichamu, Maricamu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Cavyam, Dhanwantari |
| English | Black pepper, Madagascar pepper |
Properties
Reference:Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Katu (pungent)
Guna
Laghu (light), Teekshna (strong, piercing)
Veerya
Ushna (hot)
Vipaka
Katu (pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative | Oblong | Leaf Arrangement is Alternate-spiral |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | White, yellow | The small flowers are in dense slender spikes of about 50 blossoms each |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oblong pod | 5 mm in diameter | Seeds upto 1 | Fruiting throughout the year | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha, Bilvādileha, Trikatu churna, Chandrapraha vati, Marichadi vati, Tribhuvana kirti rasa, Lohaasava [3]
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
A plant of the hot and humid lowland tropics, where it grows best at elevations up to 500 metres, but can be grown up to 2,000 metres.[4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical region, Moist region, At hot regions.
Photo Gallery
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Improves Digestion
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Vitiligo
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin disease
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Peptic Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Asthma
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Indigestion
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical region
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Moist region
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At hot regions
- Herbs
- Piperaceae
