Basonym of Drug
Pippali
Main Synonym
- Kana
- Krishna
- Kola
- Chapala
- Tikshna Tandula
- Magadhi
- Vaidehi
- Ushana
- Soundi
Regional Name
- Bengali: Pipul
- Gujarati: Pipar
- Hindi: Pipal
- Marathi: Pipali
- Tamil: Tippili
- Telugu: Pippalu
Botanical Name
Piper longum Linn
Family
Piperaceae
External Morphology
A slender climber
Useful Parts
- Fruit
- Root
Important Phytoconstituent
- Piperine
- Piperethine
- Piperolein
- Caryophyllene
- Pipercide
- Citronellol
- Dihydrocarveol
- Beta-Caryophyllene
- Beta-Sitosterol
Rasa Panchak
- Rasa: Katu
- Guna: Laghu, Snigdha
- Virya: Ushna
- Vipaka: Madhura
Action
- Vatakaphahara
Therapeutic Indication
- Deepan (Appetizer)
- Pachana (Digestive)
- Kasahara (Anti-cough)
- Swasahara (Anti-asthmatic)
- Krimighna (Anti-helminthic)
- Shoolahara (Pain reliever)
- Lekhna (Scraping of excessive fat)
- Rasayana (Rejuvenating)
Therapeutic Uses
- Swasa: Powder of Pippali, Amla, and Sunthi with honey is given in asthma and excessive cough.
- Kasa: Vardhaman Pippali Rasayana is useful in chronic cough.
- Jirna Jwara: Pippali triturate in mortar for 64 prahara (192 hours) is useful in chronic fever.
- Prasuta Jwara: Pippali is given with Ghrita for detoxification in the mother of a newborn baby in fever.
Dose
- Powder - 250-500 mg
Formulations
- Tribhuvankirt Rasa
- Trikatu Churna
- Pippalyadi Leha
- Vyoshadi Vati
- Yakrutplihari Loha
- Pippalyasava
- Yakrutpippali Yoga
Adverse Effect
Not Known
Remedial Measure
Not required
Purification
Not required