Piper chaba

Piper chaba

Piper chaba is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae that is native to South and Southeast Asia. In the Khulna Division of Bangladesh, and the states of Tripura and 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.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Kandan Lippili
Hindi	पिपली Pipli
Malayalam	തിപ്പലീ Tippali
Tamil	திப்பிலீ Tippili
Telugu	Pippallu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	पिप्पली 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.

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.

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.

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. Even in the monsoon period if there is a failure of rain for quite some time, irrigation has to be given. In irrigated crop, fruit production continues even in summer months.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Lowland forest.

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