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Specimen profile
Cubeb
Piper cubeba · Piperaceae
Skt · Kankola — “Tailed fruit”Hindi · KababchiniMal · ThakkolamTam · Val-milagu
A tailed pepper used for urinary tract infections and throat health.
Kankola is a climbing perennial related to black pepper, distinguished by a small stalk or 'tail' attached to the berry. It is highly effective for clearing infections from the urinary and respiratory tracts.
Identification markers
Dried globular berries, slightly larger than black pepper, with a wrinkled surface and a distinct short, thin stalk (tail).
Rasa
Katu, Tikta
Guna
Laghu, Tikshna
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Mutrapurishavishodhani
Dosha effect
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