Abstract

AN IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANT PIPER CUBEBA L.: A REVIEW

Sahukar*

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Abstract

Piper cubeba L., is a flowering creeper that is locally known as Java Pepper or Kabbab Chini or Cubeb pepper and belongs to the family Piperaceae, genus Piper, and is mainly cultivated for its fruit and essential oils. Geographical Distribution of this plant is in the Asian Countries, Africa, South and North America. It this plant contains essential oils, polyphenolic compounds, alkaloids and other phytochemical constituents which bears pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, nephroprotective, gastro-protective, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, cognitive enhancement activities, Improving erectile dysfunctioning, Anti lipofuscinogenesis neural activity, anti leishmanial activity, anti-parasitic activity which is important for increasing human health. Due to prsences of Volatile oil and Aromatic odour justifies its use in cosmetics, in pharmaceutical, chemical industries and as culinary flavor in food industries. This review article was gathered by using various authenticated online sources like Scopus, Google Scholar, Research gate, Science Direct, Elsevier, PubMed, Web of Science and additional information were collectd from newly research article, library and various journals to spot the light and notarized the pharmacognosy, phytochemical constituents, pharmacological, industrial and food safety applications in attempt to divulge other reasonable therapeutic activities.

Keywords: Piper cubeba, Pharmacognostic review of puiper cubeba.