Botanical Name Piper Longam
Common Name Pippali
Family Piperaceae
Part-Used Roots and dried spikes
Native – Indo-Malayan region, Rain forests of India.
Active Compounds – 4, 5 Trimethoxy cinnamate, methyl 1-3, pierlongumine, pierlonguminine, piperine.
Medicinal Properties – expectorant, aphrodisiac, analgesic, anthelmintic.
Uses – Root and seeds are used to treat cough, rheumatism, leprosy, and consumption. This plant is also useful for stiff joints, epilepsy, paralaysis, Rheumatic pains, sciatica, laryngitis, gout, epilepsy, flatulence, digestion, colds, coughs, abdominal tumors, Bronchitis and Asthma.
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