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Long Pepper

पिप्पली · Pippalī · Piper longum (Piperaceae)

Herb🕑 1 min read
⚠ Cautions — read first
  • supervision Hyperacidity, active ulcer and pregnancy — caution or professional supervision.
Rasa katuGuna laghu, snigdha, tikshnaVirya ushnaVipaka madhura
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↑ if in excessKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
  • A dīpana and respiratory dravya and a classical rasāyana (notably in the vardhamāna pippalī regimen); noted for enhancing the action of other dravyas.
View sources — 3 classical & official references
  • Classical text Charaka Saṁhitā
  • Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
  • Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I