CHAVYA PLANT

भवे च्चव्यं तु चविका कथिता सा तथोषणा l

कणामुलगुणं चव्यं विशेषाद गुद जापहमl l भा.प्र

Botanical Name :Piper Cheba, Piper offcinarum (as.1)c.

·         Classification:

§  According To Modern

o   Kingdom –Plantae

o   Order –Piperales

o   Family     –Piperaceae

§  According To Ayurveda

• Charak-Triptigna, Arshogna, Deepaneeya, Shoolaprashamana.
• Sushruta-Pippalyadi
• Bhavprakash- Haritakyadivarga
• Dhanvantari Nighantu-Shatapushpadi varga
• Kaiydeva Nighantu-Oushadhi varga

§  Other Names :

• English: Java long pepper root, wild pepper
• Telugu:Chavakam
• Kannada: Chavya
• Malayalam: Chavyam, kattumulaku and kaatukurumulaku
• Tamil: Chavyam, kattumilagu
• Hindi: Chab
• Bengali: Chair
• Marathi: Kankala, chavak

• Sanskrit Names-
• Chavya, chavila
• Root-Gaja pIppali moola,Chavika mula
• Fruit-Gajapippali,Shreyasi,Hasti Magadha,Gaja Krushna,Kari Kana

• General Information :

Chavak/Chavya is named as Piper chaba belongs to Piperaceae. Dalhana quoted Chavya as the root of Raja Pippali. The fruits of Piper Cheba are considered as Raja pippali or Chavika. While its root is considered as Chavya. Both are used in Ayurvedicmateriamedica for a long time.

Bhava Mishra quoted the properties of Chavika&ChavikaShoola separately. He quoted the properties of Chavya to those of PippaliMoola.

• Properties (Gunadharma)
  • Rasa-Katu
  • Vipak-katu
  • Virya- Ushna
  • Guna-Laghu, Rukshna
• Specific Parts

Root (Mula), Fruit

• Doshaghnata

Kaphavataghna.

• Shloka’s

चव्यं कोला च चविका चव्यनं कोलवल्लिका l

ग्रंथी चव्यं रसे पाके कटूष्ण दीपनं लघु l l

पित्तलं पाचनं तीक्ष्नं रुक्षं रोचनभेदनम् l

कफवात कृमि प्लीह गुल्मानाहोदरापहम् l l

गुल्म शूल कृमिहरं चव्यपुष्पं गरापहम्   l l कै नि

चविका कोलवल्ली च चव्यं चविकमेव च l l

चव्यं च कटूकोष्ण स्याज्जन्तु हृद्दीपनं परम्  l

कफोद्रेक हरं वातप्रकोपशमनं भवेत् l l ध नि

भवे च्चव्यं तु चविका कथिता सा तथोषणा l

कणामुलगुणं चव्यं विशेषाद गुद जापहमl l भा.प्र

• Benefits
• Chavya is a good for diagestive system.It promotes the enzyme sectreation.It ultered the diagestive lining hence used in haemorrhoids and fistula.
• Chavya helps in proper secretion of bile juices from liver hence it is also used in liver disorders.
• Chavya corrects the metabolism at tissue level which makes it beneficial for rheumatic conditions.
• Chavya induces proper secretion of digestive juices so it is very useful in loss of taste and indigestion.
• Chavya Powder should be taken with pippali herb in hemorrhoids.
• Chavya used in metabolic disorders like obesity, thyroid etc.
• To treat the Atisaar-tender leaves of chavika,root of swetha and ksheerivriksha are mixed with oil and administered orally
• In Greece,it was used to treat fever and stomach problems.Peppar grains were sometimes swallowed whole as a general body tonic
• In China it is used to treat Malaria,cholera,dysentry and diarrhea.
• Powder of cHavya leaves are taken for 21 days to treat rheumatism,pain and fever.
• Paste of Chavya leaves of fruits are applied externally to treat rheumatism
• Fruit decoction of Chavya is used to treat respiratory disoders and asthma
• Powder of Gajapippali with ashwagandha,koshtamula,vacha is usedfor breast development.

• Formulation (Kalp)
• Name Indication

ChavyadiGhrita                 Pravahika

ChavyadiChoorna       Swarabhang, Aruci

PanchakolaPhanta    Aruci, Agnimandya

Chavikasavama          UTI,cough,cold,gout

Saptavinshati Guggulu-quick healing of wound,sinuses,skin diseases

Panchakola Ghrita     cough,cold,Asthma,indiestion,spleen disoders

Mandoora Vatakam   Anemia,Jaundice,Hepatitis

Eranda Paka        Vata disoders

• Dosage
  • Choorna – 1 to 2 gm.
• Home Remedies

Raktatisara (Blood mixed Diarrhoea)

Gajapippali (Cavyafruit ) sweetened with honey and sugar is very useful in Raktatisara (blood mixed diarrhoea).

Udara (Ascites)

In case of Udararoga (Ascites) one should take the paste prepared from cavya (Piper chaba) and srngavera (Zingiberofficinale)

• Research Corner

Ethanol extract of  piper chaba is investigated in ethyl phenylpropiolate- induced ear edema and carrageenan induced hind  paw edema in rats  extract reduced trasudative and granuloma weight as well as body weight gain and thymus weight of the chronic inflammatory model using cotton pellet  induced granuloma formation in rats . More over extract exhibited analgesic activity on both showed antipyretic activity on yeast – induced hypertheia in rats.

 Side effects

It is contraindicated in Person with Pitta imbalance

It may worsen the gastritis,burning sensation in stomach,throat,palm and feet

It is best that it should not be used for long term

can be used during pregnancy and laction with doctors consultation.