English Name : Black Pepper
Indonesian Name : Merica Hitam
Botanical Name : Piper nigrum
Simplisia Name : Piperis nigris Fructus
Botanical Part Used : Fruits
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Ratio Botanical : 10:01
Indication : Aphrodisiac, blood circulation

Black pepper is a flowering vine of Piperaceae family. it is the dried fruits of Piper nigrum, harvested before ripening. In Chinese medicine, it is used for vomiting, diarrhea, and gastric symptoms. Indian uses include arthritis, asthma, fever, cough, catarrh, dysentery, dyspepsia, flatulence, hemorrhoids, hiccoughs, urethral discharge and skin damage

Active Constituens :
Volatile oil, acid amides,3, 4-dihydroxy phenyl ethanol glycosides, polysaccharides, fatty oil.