![]() Family name:Piperaceae. Indian names are as follows: Sanskrit:Kankol, Kakkol All other Indian languages:Kababchini. It is well known as a spice in India. It is used for flavoring curries particularly non-vegetarian dishes in India besides in soups and sauces. It is believed it also adds to taste. It is also commonly used as part of folk medicine and home remedy. Singers chew it to clear their throat. ![]() The fruit yield volatile oil, pinene, camphene, cadalene, sesquiterpenes viz., capaene, cadalene and l-cadinol, besides S- guaiazlene, cubebin, cabebol, cubebic acid, fixed oil, coloring matters, starch, resin, and nitrogenous matters. ![]() According to modern science it is stimulant, diuretic, and expectorant. It is used for treatment of dysentery, asthma, leucorrhoea, broken voice, cough, and rheumatism. It also has elaborate use as part of home remedies and folk medicinal system. |