- Botanical name : Piper nigrum Linn.
- Family : Piperaceae
- Malayalam : Kurumulaku
- Tamil : Marisam
- English : Black pepper
- Habit : Stout glabrous climber
- Useful part : Fruit
- Rasa Panchaka (sushka)
- Rasa : Katu
- Guna : Thiksha, laghu
- Veerya : Ushna
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kaphavatasamana
- Indications : Agnimandya, sula, kasa,swasa
- Dose : Churna(500mg-1g)
- Formulations : Vyoshadi vatakam, sitopaladi churnam
