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Piper longum - Pippali

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List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
[[File:Long pepper plant(Piper longum plant).jpgJPG|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Headache}}, {{Uses|Toothache}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Cholera}}, {{Uses|Coma}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Epilepsy}}, {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Stomach acheStomachache}}, {{Uses|Stroke}}, {{Uses|Indigestion}}, {{Uses|Respiratory disorder}}, {{Uses|Pain abdomen}}, {{Uses|Worms}}, {{Uses|Hoarseness of voice}}.
==Parts Used==
==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.
Laghu (Light), Tikshna (Sharp)
===Veerya===
Ushna Sheeta (HotCold)
===Vipaka===
Madhura (Sweet)
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|oblongOvate-ovalcordate|Leaves are numerous, 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"/>
===Flower===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaAṣṭāṇgāvaleha]] as ''root juice extract'', [[Trikatu churna]], [[Guda pippali]], [[Lohaasava]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Planting Long pepper is propagated through stem/vine cuttings at the beginning of rainy season. However, it can also be taken in coconut easily propagated through the terminal stem cuttings obtained from one year old growth and arecanut plantations in multitier cropping pattern3-5 internodes.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tall grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|At meadows}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20209953 "chemical Chemical constituents"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Long%20Pepper.html "plant 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://agritech.tnau.acvikaspedia.in/horticultureagriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/horti_medicinal%20crops_tippili.html medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/piper-longum-1 "plantingCultivation details"]</ref>
</references>
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Piperaceae]]

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