Cubebs / Tailpepper

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