Name: Piper mullesua L.

  1. Common name: Hill pepper, Pahari pipar
  2. Vernacular name: Kathuthipali (Malay)
  3. Family: Piperaceae
  4. Habits: slender woody climber
  5. Habitats:Occur in forests at altitudes of about 600 m
  6. Flower: May-July
  7. Part used : Leaves and fruits
  8. Distribution: Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the north-eastern states.
  9. Uses: treating diarrhoea, indigestion, jaundice, and abdominal disorder, hoarseness of voice, asthma, cough, piles, malaria fever.