Botanical Name: Piper chaba Hunter non-Blume.
Family: Piperaceae
Introduction:
Properties very much similar to piper longum
Names in different Indian languages
| English | Java Long Pepper |
|---|---|
| Hindi | |
| Kannada | |
| Malayalam | Java tippali |
| Sanskrit | Cavika, chavya, Gajapippali |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Unani | |
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Synonyms
Piper retrofractum Vahl.
Piper officinarum DC.
Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata
| Charaka | |
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| Susrutha | |
| Vagbhata |
Varieties & adulterants – (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants)
Cavika, chavya, Gajapippali – all this names are controversial
Gajapippali usually called for the spikes of Scindapsis officinalis,
Chavya for piper brachystachyum
Morphology
It is a woody climber
Leaves- simple, alternate, similar to pepper, elliptic-ovate
Fruit spikes globose, fruits – small berry
Distribution & Habitat
Western Ghats
Chemical constituents:
Piperine, isobutyl amide, longamide, besides guineensine, Betasitosterol,
glycosides, glucose and fructose
Karma –
Digestive, carminative
Indication:
colic, cough, dyspepsia , worm infections
Part used:
Root, flower
Dosage:
Powder 2-4 g
Decoction 50-100 ml
Therapeutic Uses:
- Root decoction useful in fever
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