pippali / long pepper /pippalu

The Ayurvedic texts list pippali as one of the most powerful Rasayana herbs, meaning it is a longevity enhancer. Pippali is one of the most widely used Ayurvedic herbs.

Pippali is one of the best herbs for enhancing digestion, assimilation and metabolism of the foods. Pippali enhances the metabolic processes. Also used in cough and throat pain, Rheumatism, leprosy, and consumption. The herb is also believed to improve vitality.

 

International naming

• cabe puyung in Indonesian - currently used mostly in natural medicines (Jamu) in Indonesia.
• pepe di Marisa or, more commonly, pepe lungo in Italian
• ಹಿಪ್ಪಲಿ (hippali) in Kannada
• Pippali Rasayana in Sanskrit
• Pippali (పిప్పలి) in Telugu
• கண்டந்திப்பிலி (kandanthippili) in Tamil
• തിപ്പലി, പിപ്പലി (tippali, pippali) in Malayalam
• ดีปลี (dipli) in Thai
• Tiêu lóp in Vietnamese
• Pipulপিপুল in Bengali

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