| Latin Name: | PIPER NIGRUM |
| Hindi Name: | KAALI MIRCH / KALAMIRCH / PIPPALI (PANCA KOLA) / (TRIKATU) / MARICA / TRIKATU / PIPPALI(PANCA KOLA) / PIPPALI(PANCA KOLA) |
| English Name: | BLACK PEPPER (THREE PUNGENTS, WHITE) (GROUP OF FIVE PUNGENTS, ROOT OF PIPPER LONGUM, THREE PUNGENTS(FOUR OF FIVE)) / (SINIGIN) |
| Chinese Name: | HU-CHIAO |
| Pharmaceutical Name: | FRUCTUS PIPERIS ALBUM |
| Family Name: | PIPERACEAE |
| Chemical Constituents: | PIPERINE, PIPERIDINE, CHAVICINE, VOLATILE OILS |
| Guna: | PUNGENT(KATU)/SHARP(TIKSHNA)/LIGHT(LAGHU) |
| Rasa: | PUNGENT(KATU) |
| Veerya: | HOT(USHNA) |
| Vipak: | PUNGENT(KATU) |
| Actions: | STIMULANT, EXPECTORANT, CARMINATIVE |
| Properties: | HOT; ;UNGENT. CARMINATIVE, STOMACHIC. WARMS AND AIDS ELIMINATION. |
| Indications: | STAGNANCY OF CHILLING AND WETNESS, CH'I STAGNANCY IN THE CHEST, SPUTUM, DIARRHEA, PYROSIS |
| Dosha Reducing: | VATA / PITTA / KAPHA |
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| Doses: | 500 MG. TO 1 GM. |
| Parts Used: | FRUIT. |
| Habitat: | CULTIVATED IN HOT AND DAMP PARTS OF INDIA. |
