Botanical name : Piper longum Linn.

Family : Piperaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Pippali, Magadhi

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Tikta, Katu

Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha

Virya : Ushna

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Long pepper

Hindi : Pipli, Pipal

Malayalam : Thippali

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A slender aromatic climber rooting at the nodes, the branches are erect, swollen at the nodes. Leaves are alternate, ovate-oblong, entire, smooth, thin with reticulate venation; veins raised beneath. Flowers in solitary spikes, fruits are berries, small red when ripe. The mature spikes when dried is called pippali

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, lumbar pain, arthritis, dyspepsia, asthma, bronchitis, fever, etc. it has aphrodisiac property.

Useful part : Dried spikes, Root.