Piper retrofractum
Common name	Javanese long pepper
Botanical Name	Piper retrofractum Vahl.
Vernacular name	English- Cubeb Hindi-Chavya Gujarati-Chavka, Chavaka Sanskrit-Cavika
Family	Piperaceae
Class	Magnoliopsida
Parts of plant used	Stem
Chemical Constituents	Alkaloids, Glycosides, steroids
Therapeutic uses	Used to treat asthma, bronchitis, hemorrhoids, fever, liver diseases, jaundice, edema, and abdominal pain and act as stimulant.