Java Chili (Piper retrofractum Vahl.)

    Synonyms:

    = P.longum, Bl. = P.officinarum, (Miq.), DC. = Chavica offi-cinarum, Miq. = C. maritime, Miq.

    Family:

    Piperaceae

Description:

Chili Java is a plant native to Indonesia, planted in the yard, field, or grow wild in places where the land is not as humid and sandy near the beach or in the forest to a height of 600 m above sea level. Plants chronic, branching stems of wild, growing climbing; rnelilit, or reptiles with lekatnya roots, to a length of 10 m. Branching starts from the base hard, like wood. Single leaf, stemmed, ovate to oblong shape, rounded base, pointed tip, flat edge, pertulangan pinnate, upper surface smooth, lower surface mottled, length 8.5 to 30 cm, width of 3-13 cm, green. Unisexual flowers, arranged in a grain that grows upright or slightly bowed, ears of grain males longer than females. Fruit compound in the form of grain, long round to cylindrical shape, the tip slightly smaller, surface uneven, bumpy regular, length 2-7 cm, diameter 4-8 mm, long-stemmed, young green, hard and spicy, then color successive amber and finally to red, soft and sweet. Seeds flat round, hard, blackish brown. Propagation by seed or stem cuttings.

Local Name:

Cabean, chili base, chili areuy, chili Java, c. sula (Java); Cabhi jhamo, ongghu chilli, chilli are perceived (Madura).; Lada long, chili Javanese long pepper (Sumatra).; Cabia (Napier). Long pepper (UK);

Curable Disease:

Stomach cramps, vomiting, flatulence, colic, dysentery, diarrhea,; Difficult bowel movements, headache, toothache, cough, fever; runny nose, impotence, difficult childbirth, neurastenia,; Low blood pressure, impaired digestion, arthritic goat, and not in pregnancy: uterine cold, clean the womb, the body weak; Stroke, low back pain, stomach cramps.;

Utilization:

PART USED:

Fruits that are old but not yet ripe, roots, and leaves, dried.

lNDIKASI:

Fruit chili Java can be used to overcome:

- Stomach cramps, vomiting, flatulence, heartburn,

- Dysentery, diarrhea,

- Difficult bowel movements in patients with liver disease,

- Headache, toothache,

- Cough, fever,

- Runny nose,

- Impotence,

- Difficult birth,

- Neurastenia, and

- Low blood pressure.

The roots can be used to:

- Bloating, impaired digestion,

- Can not get pregnant because the uterus cold,

- Clean the uterus after delivery,

- Body feels weak,

- Stroke,

- Rheumatism, gout, and back pain.

The leaves can be used to treat:

- Stomach cramps and

- Toothache.

HOW TO USE:

Fruit much as 2.5 to 5 g be a pill or boiled, and drunk. For external use, dried fruits dried and ground into powder. Dihirupkan powder through the nose or put tooth decay (caries dentis). Also used for rheumatism and parem after delivery.

Roots as much as 2.5 g boiled, or used as pills, powders. External use to cure wounds and toothache. Leaves for mouthwash in oral inflammation.

EXAMPLE OF USE:

1. Neurastenia:

    Chili Java 6 points, 3 reed rhizome stems, rhizomes lempuyang

    3/4 fingers, 1 handful of fresh bitter leaf, palm sugar 3 fingers, washed

    and cut into pieces as needed. Boil 4 cups water

    until remaining 2 1/4 cups. After chilling filtered and drunk.

    3 times a day, each 3/4 cup.

2. Colds:

    Chili Java 3 eggs, leaf poko (Mentha arvensis L.) and leaves

    kesumba rivet (Bixa orellana L.), each 3/4 handheld, sugar

    3 finger palm. The material is washed and cut into pieces

    necessary. Boil 3 cups water until remaining 2 1/4

    glass. Once cool strain and drink 3 times a day @ 3/4 cup.

3. Clean the uterus after delivery, a powerful drug:

    Root dry chili Java 3 g finely ground. Brewed with

    hot water, warm drink as well.

4. Disturbed digestion, cough, epilepsy, fever after childbirth, strengthens larnbung, lung and heart:

    Fruit dried chili Java 5 g finely ground. Add

    honey to taste, stirring evenly, then drink as well.

5. Toothache:

    a. Leaves a fresh chili Java cm 3 pieces are washed and

       pounded. Pour 1/2 cup hot water. While warm

       filtered, the water used to rinse out his mouth.

    b. Roots chewed intently for a moment, and then discarded.

6. Stomach cramps:

    Leaves of fresh chili Java cm 3 pieces washed and crushed.

    Pour 1 cup of hot water. While warm filtered Ialu

    drink as well

7. Enema for liver disease:

    Cabe Jawa 3 eggs and thumb-sized rhizome lempuyang

    pounded. Add 1 tablespoon of boiled water while stirring

    flat, then squeeze and strain. The water is drunk.

8. Fever:

    Dried fruits as much as 3 g finely ground and brewed with

    1/2 cup hot water. Then drink with pulp while

    warm.

NOTE: Patients with heartburn and pregnant women are prohibited from taking this herb.

Composition:

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND EFFECTS pharmacological fruit taste spicy and hot, spleen and stomach meridians entered. Spicy chili Java roots and warm taste. CHEMISTRY CONTENT: Fruit spicy chili Java contains piperine, chavicine, palmitic acids, tetrahydropiperic acids, 1-undecylenyl-3 ,4-methylenedioxy benzene, piperidine, rninyak volatile, isobutyideka-trans-2-trans-4-dienamide, and sesamin. Piperine has power antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and suppress the central nervous system. The root contains piperine, piplartine, and piperlonguniinine.