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{{Common names|kn=Kandan Lippili|ml=Tippali|sa=Pippali, Magadhi|ta=Tippili|te=Pippallu|hi=Pipli|en=Long Pepper, Indian long pepper}}
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==Properties==
 
==Properties==

Revision as of 13:59, 8 July 2018

Pipli plant

Long pepper is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. and cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. Long pepper has a taste similar to, but hotter than that of its close relative Piper nigrum - from which black, green and white pepper are obtained.

Uses

Headache, Toothache, Asthma, Bronchitis, Cholera, Coma, Cough, Diarrhea, Epilepsy, Fever, Stomach ache, Stroke, Indigestion.

Parts Used

Roots, Dried spikes.

Chemical Composition

Coumaperine, methoxyphenyl, pentenoyl piperidine, piperolactam A, methylenedioxyphenyl, pentadienyl pirrolidine, methylenedioxyphenyl, pentenyl, pirrolidine, methylene dioxyphenyl, nonadienyl, pyrrolidine [1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Hippali
Hindi Pipli
Malayalam Tippali
Tamil Tippili
Telugu Pippallu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Pippali, Magadhi
English Long Pepper, Indian long pepper


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Katu (Pungent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple oblong-oval Leaves are numerous, 6.3 to 9.0 cm, broadly ovate or oblong-oval, dark green and shining above

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 1 to 3 inch long Yellow 5-20 Flowers are monoceous and male and female flowers are borne on different plants

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fleshy 7–10 mm fruit is ripes it attains red color and when it dries it attains black color many {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Planting can also be taken in coconut and arecanut plantations in multitier cropping pattern.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tall grasslands, meadows, Borders of forests and fields.

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References

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