Medicinal uses, phytochemistry, and pharmacological properties of Piper aduncum L.

• Main Authors: Muhammad Taher,, Mohamad Shahreen Amri,, Deny Susanti,, Muhammad Badri Abdul Kudos,, Nur Fasya Ajda Md Nor,, Syukri, Yandi
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2020
• Online Access: http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15778/1/7.pdf; http://journalarticle.ukm.my/15778/; http://www.ukm.my/jsm/malay_journals/jilid49bil8_2020/KandunganJilid49Bil8_2020.html

Piper aduncum L., commonly known as ‘spiked pepper’, has various uses in traditional medicine that include treating wounds, skin boils, infections, and diarrhoea. Its properties as an anti-parasitic, antimicrobial, insecticidal, antitumor, and anticancer agent indicates that it could have further...