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'''Black pepper (Piper nigrum) ''' is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. The word pepper originated from the Sanskrit word pippali, meaning berry. Pepper is now grown in Indonesia, cultivated for its fruitMalaysia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, which is usually dried and used Kampuchea as well as a spice and seasoning. When driedthe West coast of India, the fruit is known as a peppercornMalabar. ==Uses=={{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Indigetion}}, {{Uses|cold}}, {{Uses|cough}}, {{Uses|viral infection}}, {{Uses|flu}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|depression}}. ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Rutin, Selenium, Sodium, Sulphur, Vitamins A, B-complex, Vitamin C<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common name=Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers Season is June - August}}
===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Bell peppers are warm-season crops and grow best at temperatures between 18 and 30°C (65–86°F)<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Odermennig.jpgFile:Agrimonia eupatoria02.jpgImage:Agrimonia eupatoria MHNT.BOT.2004.0.jpg</gallery> == References ==
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<ref name="intchemical composition">[httphttps://www.madehowmdidea.com/Volume-5products/new/Peppernew00504.html "Phytochemicals and Constituents of Capsicum"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://plantvillage.psu.edu/topics/pepper-bell/infos "practical palnts"]</ref>
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== External Links == * [https://www.britannica.com/plant/pepper-plant-Capsicum-genus capsicum by The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica]*[https://enwww.greenmylife.wikipediain/guide-growing-capsicum/ GUIDE ON GROWING CAPSICUM]* [http://eol.org/wikipages/Black_pepper Black pepper-Wikipedia581098/details capsicum on encyclopedea of life]
[[Category:Herbs]]