Long pepper
Long pepper is an important and common ingredient in many medicines of Ayurveda.
Long pepper (Piper longum), sometimes called Indian long pepper or Thippali, is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning.
Long pepper has a taste similar to, but hotter than, that of its close relative Piper nigrum – from which black, green and white pepper are obtained. It is also used for lung problems including asthma, bronchitis, and cough. Other uses include treatment of headache, toothache, vitamin B1 deficiency (beriberi), coma, epilepsy, fever, stroke, trouble sleeping (insomnia), leprosy, extreme tiredness, enlarged spleen, muscle pain, nasal discharge, paralysis, psoriasis, intestinal worms, snakebites, tetanus, thirst, tuberculosis, and tumours.
Uses & Effectiveness
- Headache.
- Toothache.
- Asthma.
- Bronchitis.
- Cholera.
- Coma.
- Cough.
- Diarrhea.
Different Names:
- Jaborandi Pepper
- Piper longum
- Pippali
- Pippli
- Poivrier Long
