After an overview of the cultural history of pepper and its significance in Ayurvedic medicine the Autor outlines the picture of the Piperaceae in homeopathy. For this purpose he tested some little-known pepper remedies on himself. Common to all Piperaceae are heightened alertness, restlessness, nervousness, irritability and talkativeness, and in the physical sphere headaches and increased sensitivity to pain with an underlying sensation of tingling and burning.
Keywords: Ayurveda, Betel, Burning, Cubeba, Kava-Kava, Tingling, Matico, Miasms, Pepper, Phytotherapy, Piperaceae, Piper angustifolium, Piper auritum, Piper betle, Piper cubeba, Piper hispidum, Piper lolot, Piper longum, Piper methysticum, Piper nigrum, Piper sarmentosum
