Plant Details

Accepted name:: Piper retrofractum Vahl [Piperaceae]
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online
Source:: World Checklist of Vascular Plants

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
anai tippili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
anaiddippili	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
bakek	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
buah cabe jawa	Other	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn. (DKRI, 2008) Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn. (DKRI, 2017)
cabe jawa	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cavakam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavika	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavikai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
caviyam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavya	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cavya (stem)	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
cavyaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chab	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chabai jawa	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chabak	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chabchini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chabe alas	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chabe sula	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chabean	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chai	Other	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
chaikama	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chainkath	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chavaka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chavala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chavana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chavi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chaviaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chavika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
chavka	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chavya	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
chavyam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chawika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
chei	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chepaan	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chevuyam	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
chevyamu	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
chinese pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
chuijal	Other	Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003)
chuve	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
cubeb	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
dbyi mo i lo ma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dbyi moi lo ma	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
dbyi mon dkar po	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
di pli	Other	Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon et al., 2015)
dipli	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
dutch long pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
filfil-i-siyah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gaj-pipal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gajapippaleemoola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gajapippali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
gajphal	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
gajpippal	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
gandhanakuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hasti	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
hastipippali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
java long pepper	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
javanese long pepper	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
kabab chini	Other	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kababah	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kadok	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
kadok kampung	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
kadumenasinaballi	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kankala	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kankol mirch	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kantirai	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kattumulaku	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
kattumulakunveru	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
katuka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
katukapini	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kola	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolavalli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kolavallika	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
krikara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
kutilasaptaka	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
lada china	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lada cina upar	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lada panjang	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
lca ba	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
long pepper	Other	British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
long pepper retrofactrum	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Abui Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
longpepper, java	Other	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
luul meeting	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Abui Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
milaku ver	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
miravela	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
nakuli	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
peepal chab	Other	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
pepper	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
piperis longi fructus	Pharmaceutical	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)
piperis retrofracti fructus	Pharmaceutical	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn. (DKRI, 2008) Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn. (DKRI, 2017)
pipla mull	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
pippalimulam	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
poivre long de java	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
purandara	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saevamu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
saevasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sainhali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sevasu	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
sreyasi	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tikshnakarikanavali	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
tippili	Other	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
tsa-bya	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
uchhishta	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ushana	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
ushanah	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
vashira	Other	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
wild peper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
wild pepper	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
长果荜茇	Other	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
fruiting spike		British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014)
Root, leaves		Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
leaves		Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
fruit, root		Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
fruit		Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn. (DKRI, 2017)
stem	dried stem	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011)
Fruit, Stem		Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008)
fruit spike	Dried, ripe or nearly ripe fruiting spikes	European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 21 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Chavica officinarum Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 256 (1843).
Chavica retrofracta (Vahl) Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 275 (1843).
Piper chaba W.Hunter Asiat. Res. 9: 391 (1809).
Piper longum Blume Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 11: 197 (1826), sensu auct.
Piper officinarum (Miq.) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 356 (1869).
Amalago antillana Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 84 (1838).
Amalago malamiri Raf. Sylva Tellur.: 84 (1838).
Chavica arnottiana Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 268 (1843).
Chavica chaba Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 251 (1843).
Chavica labillardierei Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 263 (1843).
Chavica maritima Miq. Syst. Piperac.: 262 (1843).
Chavica parvifolia (Blanco) Hassk. Flora 47: 59 (1864).
Cubeba chaba (W.Hunter) Miq. Comm. Phytogr.: 34 (1840).
Piper arnottianum (Miq.) C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 352 (1869).
Piper callosum Opiz in C.B.Presl, Reliq. Haenk. 1: 152 (1828), nom. illeg.
Piper chuvya W.Hunter ex C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 353 (1869), pro syn.
Piper hapnium Buch.-Ham. ex Hook.f. Fl. Brit. India 5: 86 (1886).
Piper maritimum (Miq.) Blume ex C.DC. in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. 16(1): 356 (1869).
Piper palawanum C.DC. Philipp. J. Sci., C 11: 210 (1916).
Piper parvifolium Blanco Fl. Filip.: 23 (1837).
Piper siriboa B.Heyne in N.Wallich, Numer. List: n.° 6651 B (1832), not validly publ.

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Chavica officinarum Miq.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Chavica retrofracta Miq.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Piper chaba	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Med. Pl. Marketing in Bangladesh (Dixie et al., 2003) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) Substances in Meds., Australia (TGA, 2007)
Piper chaba HUNTER	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Piper chaba Hunt	Pl. Used in Phatthalung Province, Thailand (Maneenoon et al., 2015)
Piper chaba Hunter	Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2008) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Piper chaba Hunter non-Blume.	Indian Med. Pl. Dictionary (Khare, 2007)
Piper chaba W. HUNTER	WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019)
Piper longum	Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Piper longum Bl.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Piper officinarum (Miq.) C. DC.	Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020)
Piper officinarum DC.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Piper officinarum Wall.	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020)
Piper ofjicinarum (Miq.) C.DC.	Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Piper retrofractum	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016) Polyglot Asian Med.: Abui Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Piper retrofractum VAHL	Duke's Ethnobot. DB: Ethnobot. (USDA, 1992-2016)
Piper retrofractum Vahl	British Pharmacop. 2015, Vol. 4 (2014) Demand & Supply of Med. Pl. in India (Ved et al., 2017) European Pharmacop., 7th edn. (2012) Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 2nd edn. (DKRI, 2017) GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Hagers Handbuch (Hänsel et al., 1992-1998) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Indian Med. Pl. Database (TDU, 2020) Kew's Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2020) Orders & Families of Med. Pl. in Philippines (Carag & Buot, 2017) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2019 (WHO-UMC, 2019) WHODrug Herbal Substances 2024 (WHO-UMC, 2024) WHODrug Herbal Substances, Suppl. 2023 (WHO-UMC, 2023) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012) Zhonghua Bencao: Materia Medica of China (1998)
Piper retrofractum Vahl.	Ayurvedic Pharm. of India (1999-2011) Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Polyglot Asian Med.: Malay Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)
Piper retrofractum Yahl.	Farmakope Herbal Indonesia, 1st edn. (DKRI, 2008)
Piperretrofracium Vahl	Polyglot Asian Med.: Chinese Subset (Stanley-Baker, 2022)

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