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{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper angustifolium&&Artanthe elongata&&Piper elongatum
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Matico&&Soldier's herb
|habitat=Persia&&Cuba&&Brazil&&Venezuela&&Peru&&Bolivia&&New Granada
|partUsed=Folia Matico
|constituent=volatile oil, artanthic acid, tannin, resin, maticin (bitter principle), mucilage,
|action=haemostatic, astringent, stimulant, diuretic, urinary-antiseptic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper betle&&Chavica betle
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Betel-Pepper
|habitat=India&&Indonesia and other tropical countries
|partUsed=Folia Piperis betle&&Oleum Betle
|constituent=essential oil (containing betel phenol), chavicol, terpine, cineol,
|action=astringent, antiseptic, stimulant, masticatory (used by the natives for chewing with Gambit and burnt lime)
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper cubeba&&Cubeba officinalis
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Cubeb&&Tailed Pepper
|habitat=Indonesia&&Ceylon&&Southern India&&Africa (especially Congo)
|partUsed=Fructus Cubebae (Piper caudatum)&&Oleum Cubebae
|constituent=essential oil, oleo-resin (containing cubebin, cubebic acid), wax, starch, fatty oil, gum, malates of magnesium and calcium,
|action=stimulant, antiseptic-diuretic (in gonorrhoea, leucorrhoea, etc. ), expectorant, carminative, aromatic
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper longum&&Piper officinarum&&Chavica officinarum&&Piper chaba
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Long Pepper
|habitat=Java&&Penang&&Singapore&&Ceylon&&Southern India&&Philippines
|partUsed=Fructus Piperis longi
|constituent=piperin, piperidin, essential oil, resin, starch,
|action=stimulant, diuretic, sudorific, aromatic, carminative, alterative, aphrodisiac, vermifuge, emmenagogue
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper methysticum
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Kava-Kava&&Ava pepper
|habitat=Sandwich Islands&&Polynesia&&South Sea Islands
|partUsed=Rhizoma Kava-Kava
|constituent=kawatin (lewinin, methysticin, yangonin), kawain, resins, essential oil, sugar, starch,
|action=antiseptic, tonic, anodyne, aphrodisiac, sudorific, diuretic, stimulant. The natives use it as an intoxicant (said to be less dangerous than alcohol) in the form of a beverage called "Ava"
}}

{{CodexVegetabilis
|nameL=Piper nigrum
|family=Piperaceae
|nameE=Pepper
|habitat=India&&Indonesia&&Malay States&&Siam&&West Indies&&Philippines&&Ceylon
|partUsed=Fructus Piperis albi (ripe and peeled)&&Fructus Piperis nigri (unripe)&&Oleum Piperis
|constituent=piperine, chavicin, essential oil, fatty oil, resin, starch, phellandren, lignin, gum, proteids,
|action=stimulant, digestive, carminative, stomachic, antiperiodic, febrifuge, aromatic, appetising
}}

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