Piper longum-Tippili-තිප්පිලි

Botanical Name-Piper longum
Family              -Piperaceae
English Name  -Long pepper
Sanskrit Names- Pippali, Magadhi, Krushna, Vaidehi, Chapala, Kana, Upakulya, Ushna,
                           Shaundi, Kola, Thikshnathandula
Singhalese Name-Tippili
Parts used-Fruit
Properties
            Rasa        Katu
           Guna        Laghu, Snigdha, Tikshna
           Veerya     Anushnasheeta (not warm, cooling)
           Vipaka     Madura
Attributes/Karma
         Dry pippali-Alliviate Vata & Kapha
         Fresh pippali-Alliviate Pitta
         Appetite stimulant, mild laxative, analgesic, rejuvenating
         Cures- Vomiting, Asthma, Cough, Heart diseases, Edema, Flatulence
                     Fever, Skin diseases (kusta), Diabetes (meha), Hemorrhoids, Spleenic
                     Disorders (pleeha)
 use:
•Pippali with honey-cures Asthma, Cough, Fever
•One part of pippali with two parts of jaggery-cures chronic fever (jeerna jvara), cough, digestive disorders, Anorexia, Asthma, Heart diseases, Anemia, Parasitic  infection (krimi)
•For Rasayana effect (Rejuvenating)-pippali with honey given for a fixed period of time by increasing one each day, when it come to stage of feel gastric burning & etc:then it tail off.Roots of Pipper longum
Attributes/Karma:
Aggravate pitta Promote appetite & digestion, mild laxative.
Cures-Gastric disorders
Prepration
Pippalyadyasava
Pippali khanda
Pippalyadi lauha