MARICHA

1. Botanical name :Piper nigrum
2. Family :Piperaceae
3. Tamil :Milagu
4. Hindi : Kalimirch
5. Malayalam : Kurumulaka
6. English :Black pepper
7. Habit : The pepper plant is a perennial woody vine growing up to 4 m (13 ft) in height on supporting trees, poles, or trellises. It is a spreading vine, rooting readily where trailing stems touch the ground.
8. Distribution : Indigenous to western coast of India, grown all over South India
9. Useful part :Phala
10. Rasa Panchaka
    • Rasa : Katu
    • Guna : Laghu,Tikshna
    • Veerya :Ushna
    • Vipaka : Katu
    • Karma :Dipana, Pachana, Rochana, Chedana, Avrsya
11. Indications : Agnimandya, Shula, Krimi, Kasa, Shwasa, Hrdroga, Vatavyadhi, Mutra kruchara
12. Dose :Churna – 500mg to 1g
13. Formulations : Trikatu churna, Dasamoolakatutrayam kashayam,

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