Pippali is an underground creeper or under-shrub which roots from the nodes, it grows in the sub-tropical climate all over the tropical forests of India. It is a good rejuvenative to the respiratory system.
Benefits of Pippali: Asthma, bronchitis, colds, epilepsy, cough, laryngitis, paralysis, arthritis, worms, boosts immune system, gout, indigestion, fights cancer, fever, leprosy, diabetes, piles, inflammation, obesity.
Action: Analgesic, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, carminative, expectorant.
Scientific name: Piper longum.
Useful part: Fruit.
Dosage: 1–5g per day powder or 5–15ml per day.
Energetics
Rasa (taste): Pungent
Vırya(energy): Mildly heating
Vipaka(post-digestive effect): Sweet
Guna (quality): Oily, light, penetrating
Dosa effect: VK−, P+
Dhatu (tissue): Plasma, blood, fat,nerve, reproductive
Srotas (channel): Circulatory,digestive, respiratory, reproductive
Classical and common names
Ayurvedic: Pippali, Maagadhi,Maagadha, Maagadhaa, Maagadhikaa, Magadhodbhavaa, Vaidehi, Upkulyaa, Pippalikam, Chapalaa, Kanaa, Krishnaa. Uushnaa, Shaundi, Kolaa, Tikshna-tandulaa.
English: Indian Long Pepper, Joborandi.