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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Names |
Piper longum
Linn.(Piperaceae) |
Indian Long
Pepper |
Pippali, Magadhi,
Kana, Ushana |
Pipal, Pipar |
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| Habitat |
It occurs
in the hotter parts of India, from the Central Himalayas
to Assam, the Khasi and the Mikir hills, the lower hills
of Bengal and the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats
from Konkan to Travancore. It has also been seen growing
in the Car Nicobar Islands.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
P.longum
is a slender aromatic climber with perennial woody roots.
The stems are jointed; the leaves, ovate and cordate with
broad rounded lobes at the base, entire and glabrous;
the spikes, cylindrical, male spikes larger and slender;
the fruits, ovoid and yellowish orange.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Piperine and Piplartine.
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| Indications |
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The fruits are used
for diseases of the respiratory tract, viz. cough, bronchitis, asthma,
etc.; as counter-irritant and analgesic when applied locally for muscular
pains and inflammation and as general tonic and hematinic. It is known
to enhance the bio-availability of food and drugs as well as being
a carminative.
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| Product
Range |
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Abana (HeartCare),
Bonnisan, Geriforte (GeriCare / StressCare), Digyton,
Geriforte Aqua, Geriforte Vet, Chyavanaprasha.
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