Details of Plants:Piper longum

Plant details

Family: Piperaceae
Phytochemicals

Chavicine
Piperene
Rutin
Sabinene
phellandrene
piperamine
piperoleines
β-Bisabolene
β-caryophyllene
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Mizoram
Sikkim
Vernacular Name

Sikkim: Pipla
Mizoram: Voko-hrui
Assam: Samaran
Arunachal Pradesh: Saturikki
Ailments cured

arthritis
Asthma
Bronchitis
Cough/Cold
gout
Malarial Fever
Paralysis
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Decoction taken orally
Stem: Extract taken orally/applied topically
Leaves: Extract taken orally/applied topically
Plant References

Sajem. A. L; Gosai. K; Traditional use of medicinal plants by the Jaintia tribes in North Cachar Hills district of Assam, northeast India, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 2:33, 2006.

Idrisi. M. S; et al. Indigenous knowledge and medicinal use of plants by local communities in Rangit Valley, South Sikkim, India, NeBIO Vol. 1(2), 34-45 , 2010.

Perme. N; et al. Medicinal Plants in Traditional Use at Arunachal Pradesh; India; International Journal of Phytopharmacy; Vol. 5 (5); 86-98; 2015.

Bora. U; et al. Medicinal Plants used by the People of Northeast India for Curing Malaria, Phytotherapy Research, 21, 800-804, 2007.

Phytochemical References

Salehi, B; et al. Piper species: A comprehensive review on their phytochemistry, biological activities and applications. Molecules 24.7: 1364, 2019.

Parmar, V, S; et al. Phytochemistry of the genus Piper. Phytochemistry 46.4: 597-673, 1997.