Ayurveda Herbs (Letter C)
Cubeb {Piper chaba}
Cubeb or chab or avya or gaja pippali
Ayurveda Characteristic and Uses
- Effect on doshas – Balances Vata and Kapha
- Taste – Pungent
- Energetics – Heating
- Main Traditional Action: Digestive
- Other Traditional Uses: Help treats haemorrhoid, worms, cough common colds, spleen diseases, and pain.
Modern Research
Cubeb and its components have been shown to have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, antitumor, anthelminitic, antimalarial, anticancer, analgesic, antipyretic, gastroprotective, and hepatoprotective effects. Several components has also been shown to have adipogenesis effects, increasing mRNA levels of adiponectin, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma2 (PPARgamma2), glucose transporter 4(Glut4), and insulin receptor substrate 1(IRS-1).
Ayurveda Herbs (Letter C)
