''Embelia ribes'', commonly known as false black pepper, white-flowered embelia, ''vidanga'', ''vaividang'', ''vai vidang'', or ''vavding'', is a species in the family Primulaceae. It was originally described by

Nicolaas Laurens Burman Nicolaas Laurens Burman (27 December 1734 – 11 September 1793) was a Dutch botanist. He was the son of Johannes Burman (1707–1780). He succeeded his father to the chair of botany at the Athenaeum Illustre of Amsterdam., and at the Hortus Bot ...

in his 1768 publication, ''Flora Indica''. It is widely distributed throughout India. In

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...

and

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, it is considered widely beneficial in variety of diseaseshttp://results2.ap.nic.in/general/plants/plshow.jsp?scode=1084&pln=VIDANGA In particular

embelin Embelin (2,5-dihydroxy-3-undecyl-1,4-benzoquinone) is a naturally occurring para-benzoquinone isolated from dried berries of ''Embelia ribes'' plants. Embelin has a wide spectrum of biological activities, including antioxidant, antitumor, anti-infl ...

isolated from dried berries of Embelia ribes has a wide spectrum of biological activities.

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* Jalalpure SS; Alagawadi KR; Mahajanashetti, Shah BN; Salahuddin; Singh V; Patil J.K, In Vitro Anthelmintic Property of Various Seeds Oils Against Pheritima posthuma, Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2007 Jan-Feb; 69(1): 158-

* Contains a detailed monograph on ''Embelia ribes'' (Vidanga), as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice. Available online at https://web.archive.org/web/20120620164521/http://www.toddcaldecott.com/index.php/herbs/learning-herbs/343-vidanga Primulaceae Plants described in 1768 Plants used in Ayurveda Taxa named by Nicolaas Laurens Burman {{Primulaceae-stub