Long Peper "Piper retrofractum" is a type of spice that is still related to pepper and cubeb, including in the tribe of Piperaceae, the spicy flavor comes from the piperine compound, which contains about 4.6 percent. It has properties as a medicine for stomach pain, colds, beri-beri, rheumatism, low blood pressure, cholera, influenza, headaches, impotence, bronchitis, and shortness of breath. Therefore, many long pepper are needed as a material for modern herbal medicine.