Pippali - Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Herb.pdf

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INTRODUCTION
● Also known as Long pepper
● One of the best Yogvahi
(Bioenhancer)
● Among three dravyas (Kshara,
lavan and pippali) which
should not be taken in excess.

1. Magadhi— Available in Magadh
Pradesh (Bangladesh and Nepal)
2. Krishna —Due to its Krishna or black
colour
3. Kola– Because the fruit weighs 1 kola
4. Vishwa– Due to its wide use
5. Vrishya— Used as aphrodisiac
6. Shyamvaha–After drying it has black
fruit
CLASSICAL SYNONYMS

VERNACULAR NAMES
1. English- Indian long pepper
2. Hindi- Pipal, Pipli
3. Marathi- Pimpli
4. Punjabi- Maghs, pipal, Pipal
5. Tamil- Tippili, Sirumulam,
Pippallu

CLASSICAL CATEGORIZATION
As per acharya charak
● Kashar (Alleviates cough)
● Hikkanigrehana (Prevent unwanted hiccups)
● Shiro Virechana (Which clears the head sinuses and
expels out increased cough)
● Vaman (Induces Emesis)
● Triptighana (Reduces excessive thirst)
● Deepniye (Carminative)
● Shoolaprashaman (Alleviates pain)

CLASSICAL CATEGORIZATION
As per acharya Sushruta
● Shiro Virechana (Which clears the
head sinuses and expels out increased
cough)
● Pippalyadi kula (Piperaceae family )
● Urdhvabhaghar (Best for Upper
respiratory tract disorders)

HISTORICAL REVIEW
● Originated from Samundra
manthan
● Vashishtmuni’s son Story in
Jaimini Brahmana 3/149
● Refernces of Trikatu in Agni
punarana

DESCRIPTION OF PLANT
● Aromatic climbing perennial plant
● Leaves- Ovate or Heart shaped
● Flowers- Come in the rainy season
● Fruit- Orange yellowish colour,
long thin conical ridges with
embedded spikes.

SCIENTIFIC CLASSIFICATION
● Kingdom: Plantae
● Phylum: Spermatophyta
● Class: Magnoliopsida
● Order: Piperales
● Family: Piperaceae
● Genus: Piper
● Species: longum

1. Pippali- Found in India
2. Gajpippali- Available in Bengal, Assam by
the name of “Chayi”
3. Saihali- Mainly seen in Srilanka, Singapore
etc. Also known as “Jahaji pippali”
4. Vanpippali- Grows in Forest by their own
and has small size, thin and less Pungent
FOUR TYPES OF PIPPALI

● Rasa (Taste)- Katu (Pungent)
● Guna (Physical property)- Laghu
(Light), Snigdha (Smooth), Teekshana
(Sharp)
● Veerya (Potency)- Ushna (Hot potency)
● Vipaka (Post digestion effect)- Madhur
(Sweet)
● Effect on tridosha– Pacifies Vata and
kapha Dosha
PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES

Maximum available in Roots
1. Piperine
2. Methyl piperine
3. Asarinine
4. Longamide
5. Piperundecalidine
6. Piperlongumine
CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

1. Deepani (Appetizing)
2. Vrishya (Aphrodisiac)
3. Pitala (Increases Pitta)
4. Rechana (Expels out motion from
intestines despite of known its state
i.e. digested or undigested)
PROPERTIES OF PIPPALI

1. Shwasa Kasa Udar roga Jwarana
(Alleviates cough, cold, abdominal
disorders and fever)
2. Kushtha prameha gulma arsha
pleehashoola marutana (Alleviates
Skin issues, diabetes, Abdominal
tumours, Piles, Splenic pain and
excessive vata)
PROPERTIES OF PIPPALI

● Anticancer
● Bronchodilation
● Hepatoprotective
● Hypocholesterolemic
● Anti-inflammatory
● Antiamoebic
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES

● Coronary vasodilation
● Antibacterial
● Anti- obesity
● Immunomodulatory
● Insecticidal and Acaricidal Anti-
arthritic Activity
● Fungicidal
● Anti- diabetic
THERAPEUTIC PROPERTIES

- On Central Nervous System
Medhya (Nervine tonic) and vatahar
(Alleviates vata).
- On Digestive system
Carminative and Vatanulomaka (passes out
vata without any issue), Shoolaprashaman
(Reduces pain), Mriduvirechak (Mild
purgative)
EFFECT OF PIPPALI ON DIFFERENT SYSTEMS

- On Circulatory system
Purifies blood and Improves Hb
- On Respiratory system
Vanishes Cough, Cold, Rhinitis
- Urinary tract system
Acts as diuretic
- Reproductive system
Roots are Garbhashyasankochaka (Improves uterine
muscles tonicity) and fruit is aphrodisiac
EFFECT OF PIPPALI ON DIFFERENT SYSTEMS

“पिप्पल्यो पि कटुक ाः सत्यो मधुरपिि क गुर्व्योन त्यर्थं पिग्धोष्ोाः ाः प्रक्लेपिन्यो
भेषज पभमत श्चत ाः सद्याः; शुभ शुभक ररण्यो भिन्ति; आि तभद् ाः,
प्रयोगसमस ि् गुण्य त्; िोषसञ्चय नुबन् ाः;- सततमुियुज्यम न पि
गुरुप्रक्लेपित्व च्छ्लेष्म णमुत्क्क्लेशयन्ति, औष्ण्य त् पित्तं, न च
ि तप्रशमन योिकल्पिेऽल्पिेिोाःभ ि त्; योगि पिन्यस्तु खलु भिन्ति;तस्म त्
पिप्पलीन ात्युियुञ्जीत|”
Charak samhita Vimana Sthana 1/16.
SPECIAL NOTE

● Pippali has two active alkaloids that mainly
possess anticancer activity i.e Piperine and
piperidine
● Results in inhibiting unwanted cell growth by its
direct or indirect effect on
➔ Hedgehog pathway (Signalling pathway for cell
differentiation)
➔ Wnt/β-catenin pathway (Regulation pathway for
cells functioning)
➔ Notch pathways (Signalling pathway in malignant
cell transformation)
PIPPALI IN CANCER !!

● Known as Srotovahi in ayurveda
which means this herb reaches our
microchannels and clears out all the
obstruction.
● Make our body more potent to absorb
all kinds of nutrients from the diet we
take
PIPPALI IN MAXIMUM ABSORPTION !!

Part Used-
● Phal (Fruit)
● Moola (Roots)
Dosage- ½ -1 gms
PART USED AND DOSAGE

1. Vardhman Pippali rasayan
2. Guda Pippali
3. Pippalikhand
4. Pippalyasavam
SPECIAL CLASSICAL FORMULATIONS

1. In Cough
10 gms of each Basil leaves
Dried ginger
Long pepper
4-6 Elaichi powder
Mix all of them with honey and have it
SOME HOME REMEDIES

2. In Fever
Take pippali moola- 100 gms
and boil in 400 ml of water and
have it when it reduces to
100ml.
HOME REMEDIES

3. In Headache
Nasal spray of lukewarm Pippali
powder
HOME REMEDIES

4. In Insomnia
1 gms of Pippali churna with 1 glass
of Cow’s milk.
HOME REMEDIES

5. In Dyspnoea
2gm of Pippali powder mixed with
honey.
HOME REMEDIES

6. In Splenomegaly
1 gm of Pippali fruit and 5 gms of
Pippali Mool powder to be taken after
boiling in 200 ml of water.
HOME REMEDIES

7. In Palpitations
Take 25 gm each Pipplai mool and
elaichi powder and should be
consumed with 1 tsp of cow’s ghee.
HOME REMEDIES

OUR EXPERTS
DR. MEENAKSHI CHAUHAN,
BAMS - GOLD MEDALIST,
MD (ALT. MED.)
DR. MADAN GULATI,
BAMS - GOLD MEDALIST,
MD (AYURVEDA)
DR. VIKRAM CHAUHAN,
BAMS, MD (AYURVEDA)

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