- Family:
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Piperaceae.
- Habitat:
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Assam, Western Ghats, the Nilgiris and Palni hills above 1,500 m.
- English:
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Nilgiri Pepper.
- Action:
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Carminative.
The neolignan schmiditin, together with lignin galgravin as well as friedelin, beta-sitosterol and its beta-O-glucoside have been isolated from the extract of aerial parts. The extract exhibited antiamoebic activity.
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Khare, C. (2007). Piper schmidtii Hook. f.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_1208
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