Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Piper nigrum
Scientific Name and Description
Piper nigrum L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Piper baccatum CAS.
Muldera multinervis Miq.
Piper colonum C.Presl
Piper denudatum Opiz
Piper glyphicum Hoffmanns. ex Kunth
Piper malabarense C.DC.
Piper nigrum var. hirtellosum Asokan Nair & Ravindran
Muldera multinervis Miq.
Piper colonum C.Presl
Piper denudatum Opiz
Piper glyphicum Hoffmanns. ex Kunth
Piper malabarense C.DC.
Piper nigrum var. hirtellosum Asokan Nair & Ravindran
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common Name | Pimenta do reino (Portuguese) |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Phytochemicals
Herb usable parts
Stem
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
- Elephantopus scaber root powdered with ½ black pepper is taken (3-5 gm, two times daily) with honey to treat diarrhoea. (Chandesar, Phulbani, Kondhs, 0235). The information was further confirmed from Puri district (Saoras,
4409). - Elephantopus scaber roots (5 gm.) powdered with black pepper is placed in dental cavity once at bed time to treat pyorrhea (Mayurchulia, Malkangiri, Bondos, 1651).
- A handful of Elephantopus scaber roots pounded with black pepper are taken (5 gm, two times daily) to regularize menstruation (Mayurchulia, Balasore, Das, 2924).
- A handful of Elephantopus scaber roots powdered with black pepper are taken (5-10 gm, two times daily) for 3 days to treat dysentery with bloody stools (Totamulo, Athgarh, Das, 3222).
- A handful of Elephantopus scaber roots powdered with 2 black peppers are taken (5 gm, two times daily) with sufficient water to treat blood dysentery. (Mayurchulia, Sundargarh, Kharias, 3607).
Source: Hippocratic Journal of Unani Medicine July - September 2012, Vol. 7 No. 3, Pages 59-75
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Maharashtra State (Dicotyledons) Volume 2 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL2 Author - D.B. DEB
Ethno-Pharmacological Diversity in Family Asteraceae in the State of Orissa
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
WFO (2024): Piper nigrum L. Published on the Internet;http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000486494. Accessed on: 12 Jun 2024