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[[File:Long pepper plant(Piper longum plant).jpgJPG|thumb|right|''Pipli plant'']]
'''Long pepper'''<ref name="Long pepper"/> (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper (Pipli), 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.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Roots}}, {{Parts Used|Dried spikes}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Coumaperine, methoxyphenyl, pentenoyl piperidine, piperolactam A, methylenedioxyphenyl, pentadienyl pirrolidine, methylenedioxyphenyl, pentenyl, pirrolidine, methylene dioxyphenyl, nonadienyl, pyrrolidine <ref name="chemical composition"/>
== Medicinal Uses Common names=={{Common names|kn=Hippali, Kandan Lippili|ml=Tippali|sa=Pippali, Magadhi|ta=Tippili|te=Pippallu|hi=Pipli|en=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===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Ovate-cordate|Leaves are 6.3 to 9.0 cm, cordate, broadly ovate or oblong-oval, dark green and shining above, margin entire, 7 nerves arise from the base, nerves impressed; petiole 1-3 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
== References =Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|1 to 3 inch long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers are monoceous and male and female flowers are borne on different plants}}
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20209953 "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long%20Pepper.html "Plant description"]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2014/11/24/pippali-long-pepper-fruit-uses-dose-side-effects/"Ayurvedic preparations"]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/piper-longum-1 "Cultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://explorers.zizira.com/growing-piper-longum-or-long-pepper-is-like-an-insurance-cover/ Piper longum on explorers zizira.com]
* [http://www.agricultureinformation.com/forums/general-questions-answers/11388-pippali-profitable-medicinal-crop.html Piper longum on agriculture information.com]
* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/pippali.htm Piper longum on planet ayurveda]
* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2005290111600204 Piper longum on science direct]