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Botanical Name |
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Piper retrofractum Vahl. |
English
Name |
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Java Long Pepper |
Synonym(s) |
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Piper chaba Hunter non Blume, Piper officinarum DC. |
Family |
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Piperaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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A glabrous rather fleshy climber, with adhesive roots. Leaves oblong, ovate or lanceolate, acuminate, base rounded, unequal, 12.5-18.0 cm long, 6.0-7.0 cm wide, petioles 6.0-13.0 mm long; fruiting spikes cylindro-conic; fruits very small, bright red, globose, 2.0-2.5 mm diam. |
| Herb Effects |
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Stimulant, carminative, tonic and for postpartum women (fruit); antihypertensive and relaxes muscles (plant); antifungal (stem); colic (root) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Methylpiperate and filfiline (fruit); piperine, beta-sitosterol, piperlongumunine and sylvatine (root). |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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Name |
CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Piperine |
7780-20-3 |
5-benzo[1,3]dioxol-5
-yl-1-(1-piperidyl)p
enta-2,4-dien-1-one |
C17H19NO3 |
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| beta-Sitosterol |
5779-62-4 |
17-(5-ethyl-6-methyl
-heptan-2-yl)-10,13-
dimethyl-2,3,4,7,8,9
,11,12,14,
15,16,17
-dodecahydro-1H-cycl
openta[a]phenanthren
-3-ol |
C29H50O |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For cough, asthma, bronchitis and muscle pains (fruit); Lowers blood pressure (plant). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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