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MedicinalPlantsofIndia

TailedPepper

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Commonname:TailedPepper,javapepper,cubebHindi:Kababchini,kabachini,
SheetalchiniKannada:Balmenasu,GandhamenasuMalayalam:ValmilakuMarathi:Mothi,
PimpliOriya:SugandhamarichaSanskrit:Renuka,cinatiksna,Chinorana,KakkolaTamil:
valmilaku,kanakamilaku,takkolamTelugu:halavamiriyalu,tokamiriyaluUrdu:Kababchini,Shital
chini
Botanicalname:PipercubebaFamily:Piperaceae(Pepperfamily)
Tailedpepperisaplantcultivatedforitsfruitandessentialoil.ItismostlygrowninJavaandSumatra,
hence sometimes called Java pepper. It is a perennial plant, with a climbing stem, round branches,
aboutasthickasagoosequill,ashcolored,androotingatthejoints.Theleavesarefrom46.5inches
long,1.52inchesbroad,ovateoblong,longpointed,andverysmooth.Flowersarearrangedinnarrow
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spikesattheendofthebranches.Fruit,aberryratherlongerthanthatofblackpepper.Tailedpepperis
nativetoSEAsia,introducedinIndiabyArabiantraders.
Medicinal uses:
Sanskrit texts included cubeb in various remedies. Charaka and Sushruta
prescribed a cubeb paste as a mouthwash, and the use of dried cubebs internally for oral and dental
diseases,lossofvoice,halitosis,fevers,andcough.Unaniphysiciansuseapasteofthecubebberries
externallyonmaleandfemalegenitalstointensifysexualpleasureduringcoitus.Duetothisattributed
property,cubebwascalled"HabbulUruus".

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