The best sources of information for many prospective medications are believed to be plants.
Since ancient times, medicinal plants have been utilized to treat a variety of illnesses. The
medicinal plants' diverse components are used to extract the bioactive substances, such as
various phytochemicals, for use as traditional herbal medicines. Due to the fact that they are
made from natural ingredients, they are considerably safer, more effective at treating a wide
range of conditions, and have fewer side effects than other medications. Pharmaceuticals
frequently make use of secondary metabolites such tannin, saponin, flavonoids, alkaloids, and
phenolic chemicals. As a result, several plants are utilized as medication to treat various
illnesses. Tropical medicinal plant Piper cubeba, often known as "Kabab Chini," is widely used
in Indonesia and other parts of the world. A marker known as cubebin is 3,4-bis(2H-1,3-
benzodioxol-5-ylmethyl)oxolan-2-ol. There have been various techniques developed to
analyse Piper cubeba, including spectrometry and chromatography, and it has been reported
that it is a potential medicinal plant with various phytochemicals and uses in antimicrobial,
anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, anti-cancerous, hepatoprotective,
nephroprotective, and antileishmanial activity. They have been created to recognise and
measure this active component, which is present in the majority of plant materials and differs
for Cubebin. Because Piper cubeba has a wide spectrum of biological activities, this review ofthe literature attempts to detail its phytochemicals and pharmacological qualities as well as the
benefits and drawbacks of each method.
Keywords: Cubebin, Piper cubeba, Kabab Chini, Phytochemical Constituents, Pharmacological
Activities
Publication date: 01/01/2024
https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2024/January/MS_IJBPAS_2024_7686.pdf
Download PDF
https://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2024/13.1.7686
