Product Information: Vidanga resembles very close to black pepper seeds. Vidanga is capable of removing any undesirable organisms in the GI tract. Parasites, bacteria, and fungus that are causing trouble in the intestinal tract, are expelled by this plant. Similarly, vidanga is helpful to address undigested metabolic toxins and enhance bowel health. Vidanga helps scrape excess of fat from the body.*Benefits include maintaining healthy gut flora, prevent excess of gas and bloating, support joint health, increase fat metabolism, and detoxification.Suggested Use: 1/2 to 1 teaspoon in powder form, once or twice daily, or use as directed by your health practitioner. Botanical Name – Embelia ribesFamily – MyrsinaceaeEnglish Name – False black pepper; White flowered embelia; Embelia fruitMorphology –A large, Climbing, creeper shrub with long slender, flexible, brittle stem and terete branches;bark studded with lenticels. Leaves simple, alternate, elliptic-lanceolate, gland dotted, short and obtusely acuminate, entire, shiny above; Flowers small, greenish yellow to whitish pink colored;Fruits about the size of white pepper, globose, wrinkled or warty, dull red to nearly black, a short pedicel often present,usually one seeded;outer covering of the fruit is fragile and inside the seed is spotted;single seed is horny with a mildew like appearance due to minute, crystalline powder, depressed at base.Physical and chemical properties of Vidanga –Taste – Pungent, AstringentQuality – Light, Dry, StrongPotency – HotPost Digestive effect – PungentBhavaprakashaविडङ्गं कटु तीक्ष्णोष्णं रूक्षं वह्निकरं लघु |शूलाध्मानोदरश्लेष्मकृमिवातविबन्धनुत् ||१०१|| Vidanga (Embelia ribes) ) is a scandent shrub belonging to the family Myrsinaceae. It is widely distributed throughout India.Vidanga is a Sanskrit name and, besides having plenty of other names in Sanskrit itself, it has variety of names in different languages. English name False black pepper is based on its appearance which closely resembles black pepper, but slightly smaller in size and has smooth surface. It is called Wawerung or Baberang in Hindi and Vavding in Gujarati. WELCOMEShipping POLICYThe delivery time is 10-15 days to UK and 10-20 days to USA, AUSTRALIA. If you have any doubt or question then please contact us before purchase. Items will be sent out in Mentioned Handling Time hours after your payment confirmed. (except weekends and public holidays) We are trying our best to provide the most economic and reliable shipping service, but sometimes, international delivery is highly depended on the local customs and post service. If you do not receive your parcel in 20 day time, please contact us for further assistance. International BuyersPlease Note Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Contact Us In case of any questions or bulk enquiry please feel free to contact us. We reply most emails less than 24 hours on working days.