Chabya is a member of the Piperaceae family and is used medicinally. The botanical name for chabya is Piper retrofractum Vahl. The dried fruits and roots of the chabya plant, a flowering vine, offer therapeutic properties. The Chabya has an Indian long pepper-like flavour. One of the species of the panchakola group is chabya. Chabya typically grows near beaches and on trunks in humid tropical deciduous forests. India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, China, Bali, and a few other nearby islands are where you can mostly find it.

According to Ayurveda, Chabya is very successful at treating a variety of conditions, including indigestion, worm infestation, abdominal colic, anorexia, productive cough, asthma, bronchitis, fever, diarrhoea, poisoning, piles, dysmenorrhea, throat disorders, fistula, chronic respiratory disorders, and rheumatic diseases. Antioxidants, anti-inflammatory, laxative, carminative, and analgesic effects are abundant in chabya.

One of the species of the Panchakola group is the chabya. It is a wild herb that grows in China, Bali, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, and several other nearby islands. At beaches as well as in humid tropical deciduous forests, chabya grows on tree trunks. In South-east Asia, it is also grown in backyards. In Ayurveda medicine, dried, ripe, and unripe seeds and roots are utilised as both a spice and a therapeutic herb. It is a perennial herb with soft woody climbing roots. Several varieties of this herb have a spicy, pungent, and sweet flavour all at once.

It is an excellent liver protector and digestive booster. The plant aids in controlling digestion and bile juice discharges from the liver. Haemorrhoids and fistula are relieved, and the tissue metabolism is corrected. It aids in maintaining a healthy weight and treating rheumatic disorders. Ama, kapha, and vata doshas are successfully treated by chabya. Chabya plant parts are helpful in treating food poisoning, anorexia, newborn colic pain, and abdominal pain.