SCIENTIFIC NAME :
Piper Cubeba
MEDICINAL VALUE :
Cubeb had a marked diuretic action and is a efficient disinfectant of the urinary passages.
NUTRIENT VALUE :
Cubebs are rich in monoterpene essential oil called cubebene,
CULINERY AND OTHER VALUES :
Cubeb was often candied and eaten whole. Cubeb peppers mainly feature in Indonesian curries
GLOSSARY :
- English : Cubebs / Tailpepper
- Tamil : Val-Milaku
- Malayalam : Valmilaku / Karanampotti Mulaku
- Telugu : Toka Miriyalu
- Kannada : Gandha Menasu
- Hindi : Sitalchini
- Bengali : Sitalchini
- Gujarati : Tadamiri
