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Specimen profile
Chavya
Piper retrofractum · Piperaceae
Skt · Chavya — “The plant that is chewed”Hindi · ChavMal · ChavyamTam · Sevviyam
A spicy climber belonging to the Panchakola group, used as a powerful digestive stimulant.
Chavya is a close relative of Long Pepper (Pippali). It is a climbing shrub whose stem and fruits are used in Ayurveda to enhance 'Agni' (digestive fire) and treat abdominal disorders.
Identification markers
Climbing habit with adventitious roots; leaves are ovate-oblong with a cordate base; fruiting spikes are cylindrical, turning red when ripe.
Rasa
Katu
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha, Teekshna
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Deepana-Pachana (Digestive)
Dosha effect
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