BOTANICAL NAME

PIPER LONGUM

FAMILY

PIPERACEAE

OTHER NAMES

Sanskrit

Capala, Catikasira, Chanchala, Chupula, Dantakapha, Eranda,

Gonamika, Granthika, Granthikam, Ka, Kagophale,

 Kana, Kanamula,Kati, Katubija, Katugranthikam, Kola, Kolamula,

Kolya, Korangi, Krikala, Krishna, Krishnapippali,

 Krsna, Krsnatandula, Kuna, Magadha,Magadhaja, Magadhi,

Magadhika, Magadhodbhava, Maghadi, Magudhi, Mula,

Osanam, Pippali, Pippali mula, Pippalika, Pippalimulam,Pippalu,

Pippuli, Rudhakam, Ruthakam, Sadgraathi,

Sadgranthi, Sarvagranthikam, Saundi, Shaundi, Shoundi, Shyama,

Sukshmatandula, Sumulakam, Syama, Tandula,

Tiksnatandula, Tiktatandula, Trikana, Upakulya, Upkulya, Upukulya,

Usana, Ushuna,Vaidehi, Vaidehikana,

Videhi, Na, Magadhajam, Magadham

Hindi

Gazpipal, Pimpli, Pipal, Pipar, Piplamul, Pipli, Pipli-mool, Pipulmul,

Pipal mal

Urdu

Pippali, Pippala mul, Pipal, Darfilfil, Filfil daraz, Tirkuta, Pipal mol,

Rupa mukhi, Pipal kalah, Pipla mul, Pipla-mul,

Pipal kalan, Piplamul

English

Long Peper

Bengali

Pipal, Ralli, Pipul, Peepul

Kannada

Hipli, Hippali, Hippaliballi, Kuna, Tippali, Yippali, Kuna balli, Hippali balli,

Thippali balli, Tippall, Ippali, Tippili, Modi

Malyalam

Cattu-tirpali, Chapala, Kana, Kattutipali, Kattutippali, Magadhi, Pippali,

Tippali, Tippli, Capala, Cattutirpali, Cuttaterpati

Marathi

Pimpli, Piplee, Pimpalee, Pipli

Tamil

Argadi, Atti, Kalidi, Kalini, Kaman, Kanna, Kattuttippilikkodi, Kindigam,

Kirandigam, Kolagam, Pippili, Tippili, Thippili, Kattu-t-tippili

OTHER INFORMATION

DESCRIPTION

A slender, aromatic climber with perennial woody roots.

Stems creeping, pointed. Leaves ovate, cordate, subacute,

entire, glabrous.

PHARMACOGNOSY

The roots are adventitious, upto 9 cm long; surface dark

brown with few rootlet scars; fracture

short and starchy. In T.S. the root shows thin walled and

rectangular to sl;ightly tangentially

elongated cork cells. The cortical cells are large sized, thin

walled and rounded to oblong with

intercellular spaces. Most of the cortical cells contain spherical

or oval starch grains. A few cortical

cells contain minute prismatic crystals of calcium oxalate.

Many few cortical cells are foundm scattered in the cortex.

DISTRIBUTION

It is a native of North East India. Globally the species is

distributed in the Indo-Malesian region

and SriLanka. Within India its presence is reported from the

lower hills of Central to Eastern

Himalayas as well as Western Ghats of Kerala and Tamil Nadu.

It has also been recorded in

Nicobar Island. This species is probably native to North

East India, globally distributed in Indo-Malesia.

Within India, it is found in the hotter parts of India, from

Central Himalayas to Assam, Meghalaya,

Bengal, evergreen forests along the western ghats and Car

Nicobar Islands.

CULTIVATION

It is cultivated on a large scale in limestone soil, 450-600 m below the Cherrapunji region which receives very heavy rains from the end of March to middle of September and where the relative humidity is high.

PART (S) USED

FRUIT, ROOT

DOSE

Churna 1/2 - 1gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Piperlongumine, Piperlonguminine, Piperine,

Piplartine, Triacontane, Sesquiterpene

hydrocarbon, Carophyllene

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

GUNA (Quality)

Laghu, Snigdh, Tikshan

RASA (Taste)

Katu

VIPAK (Metabolism)

Madhur

VIRYA (Potency)

Sheet

PRABHAV (Impact)

Kashar

PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTION

Antitubercular, Antiinflammatory, Insecticidal, Antimalarial,

Anthlemintic, Hypoglycaemic, Antispasmodic,Hepatoprotective,

Analeptic, Antinarcotic, Antiulcerogenic

THERAPEUTIC USES

Cough   ·   Hiccough relieving   ·   Rasayan   ·   Strength and vigour   ·   Skin diseases

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Agastya haritki rasayana            Agnimukh churna

Ajamodadi churna                      Amalkyadi churna                  Amarsundari vati

Amritarishta                              Anandbhairav rasa                  Ardrak khanda avaleha

Arkadi kvath churna                   Ashvagandharishta                 Ashvakanchuki rasa

Astangavaleha                          Avipatikar churna                    Ayaskriti

Bharngi guda                            Bhaskar lavan churna              Bhringarajasava

Bilvadi gutika                            Bilvadi lehya                           Brahma rasayan

Brahmi ghrita                            Brahmi vati                             Brihadagnikumar rasa

Brihanmarichadya taila                       

Brihat phal ghrita                      Brihat vidyadharabhra rasa       Brihat vidyadharabhra rasa

Brihatcchrngarabhra rasa          Brihatmasa taila                      Chandanasava

Chandramrit rasa                     Chandraprabha vati                  Chandrodaya vartti

Changeri ghrita                        Chatushashthi prahari pippali    Chavikasava

Chavikasava                            Chitrak haritki                          Chitrakadi churna

Chitrakadi gutika                     Chopchinyadi churna                Chyavanaprasha

Chyavanaprasha                      Dadhika ghrita                         Dadimadi ghrita

Dadimastak churna                  Dantodbhed gadantak rasa      Dashamula taila

Dashamula taila                        Dashmool ghrita                    Dashmool haritki

Dashmool katutray kvath churna  

Dashmoolpanchakoladi kvath churna           

Dashmoolsatpalaka ghrita

Dashmularishta                           Dashmularishta                   Devadarvarishta

Dhanvantara ghrita                       Eladi churna                       Eladi ghrita

Eladi gutika                                 Erand paka                        Gandamala kandan rasa

Garbhphal rasa                            Gokshuradi guggulu            Gorochanadi vati

Gudapippali                                  Guduchyadi modaka

Guduchyadi taila                           Gulma kalanal rasa            Haridra khanda

Hinguleshvar rasa                          Hinguvachadi churna          Hingvadi churna

Hingvadi churna                             Hingvashtak churna           Hutabhugadi churna

Indukanta ghrita                             Jalodarari rasa                  Jatiphaladya churna

Jirakadi modaka                            Jivantyadi ghrita                Jvaraghni gutika

Jvararyabhra                                  

Kafkuthar ras (tamra bhasma yukt)    

Kaishore guggulu

Kalaka churna                               Kalakuta rasa                    Kalyana ksara

Kalyanaka guda                             Kalyanavaleha                   Kanakasundar rasa

Kanchanar guggulu                        Kantkaryavaleha                Kantkaryavaleha

Kasturi bahirav rasa                       Kasturyadi gutika               Kayasthadya vartti

Khadiradi gutika (kasa)                  Ksara taila                         Kusmandak rasayana

Kutajavaleha                                 Laghu cinkadik lehya          Laghulai churna

Lahsunadi vati                               Lasunadi ghrita                  Lohasava

Madhusnuhi rasayana                   Madhusnuhi rasayana         Maha panchgavya ghrita

Maha vata vidhvamsan rasa            Maha vishgarbha taila         Maha yogaraj guggulu

Mahamanjisthadyarishta                Mahashankh vati                Mahatiktaka ghrita

Mahavatavidhwansan ras               Mandoor vataka                  Mandoor vataka

Marichadi gutika                           Mehamudgar rasa               Mis raka sneha

Mrdvikadi lehya                            Mrgamadasava                    Mridvikarishta

Mritsanjivani gutika                       Mukkamukkatuvadi gutika     

Mustakaramjadi kvath churna

Nagavallabha rasa                        Namak sulemani

Naraca rasa                                 Narasimha churna               Narayana churna

Narikel khanda                             Navayas churna                  Navayas lauha

Navayas lauha                             Nimbadi kvath churna

Nityanand rasa

Panchanimb churna                     Panchkol churna                                          

Panhatiktaguggulu ghrita

Patoladi ghrita                             Pippaladyasava                   Pippalyadi ghrita

Pippalyadi lauha                          Pippalyadi taila                   Pradarantak lauha

Pradarantak lauha                       Pranad gutika                     Puga khanda

Punarnava guggulu                      Punarnavadi mandoor                                       

Punarnavadi mandoor

Punarnavasava                            Ras pipari                          Rasnadi churna

Rohitak lauha                              Rohitakarishta                                                    

Saptavimsatika guggulu

Sarasvat churna                          Sarasvata ghrita                 Sarvajvarahar lauha

Satmulyadi lauha                        Satpala ghrita                     Saubhagya vati

Saubhagya vati (jwar)                  Saubhagyasunthi                Shankh vati

Shingarabhra ras                        Shoolgajkeshari ras             Shothari mandur

Shothkalanal ras                         Shrigopal taila                                                

Siddhapranes vara rasa

Silajitvadi lauha                           Sitopaladi churna                Siva gutika

Siva gutika