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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Names |
| Piper nigrum
Piperaceae |
Black Pepper |
Maricha, Vellaja,
Krishna |
Kalimirch |
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| Habitat |
It is
cultivated in the hot and moist parts of India, Ceylon
and other tropical countries.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
P.nigrum
is a branching, climbing perennial shrub. The branches
are stout, trailing and rooting at the nodes; the leaves,
entire, base acute, rounded or cordate, equal or unequal;
the flowers, minute in spikes, usually dioecious; the
fruiting spikes are very variable in length; the fruits,
ovoid or globose, bright red when ripe; the seeds, usually
globose.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Piperine, chavicine,
piperidine and piperettine.
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| Indications |
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It is much employed
as an aromatic stimulant in weakness following fevers, coma, etc.,
as a stomachic in dyspepsia and flatulence. It has bacteriostatic
and fungistatic properties.
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| Product
Range |
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Diabecon (GlucoCare),
Gasex (GastriCare), Lukol, Tentex forte (VigorCare for Men), Muscle & Joint Rub, Appetonic forte Vet,
Appetonic Vet, Tentex forte Vet.
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