It is distributed from 200 to 1300 m throughout Nepal. Harvest time is from November to January.
Ripen inflorescence harvested are dried. Fruit is dark brown or black in color, 2. 5 to 7 cm long, lanceolate / pointed, green in raw, dark green when matured and black when comes in trade. Fruit seems having many dusts stuck in outer side. It smells very sweet and aromatic.
Government of Nepal has prioritized it for Cultivation and Conservation.
Uses:
Mainly, fruits are used as condiments. Fruit and leaf are used as hair tonic and to control malarial fever. Pipla is used as medicine and anti-poisonous medicine for snake and wild lizard bites. It is also used in herbal tea. Roots are used as medicine in the treatment of fever, energetic, cough and common cold.
Supplied country:
Middle East, Gulf, Asia, Asia Pacific, USA, EU, Scandinavian, Canada, China, India
