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Tippili (Long Pepper) 

Tippili – Long Pepper is a very unique spice. It has all qualities of a typical spice like useful in indigestion, asthma, cough etc. but it is also a very good aphrodisiac and anti ageing spice.  Consider this – Pleehamaye Tippili – For all spleen related disorders, Tippili – Long pepper fruit is the best.

 

Remedies

Long pepper for Splenic Disorder - Fine powder of Tippili (Piper longum) is taken in the dose of 3-4 gram along with warm water.

Long pepper for Obesity – Tippili is administered along with honey to treat obesity, Kapha imbalance disorders like cold, cough, asthma, fever. This combination improves digestion strength, acts as aphrodisiac and Medhya – improves intelligence.

Long pepper for Asthma, Anaemia  – Long pepper powder one part and jaggery two part is mixed and administered to relieve cough, asthma, anaemia, cardiac disorders, anaemia and intestinal worm infestation.

Tippili for Tuberculosis - Long pepper is very useful to improve lung strength, because it is rejuvenative and anti ageing, and because it improves appetite, it helps to avoid weight loss associated with tuberculosis and its treatment. It also helps to prevent liver damage that sometimes results from the medicines used in tuberculosis management.

For Rheumatoid Arthritis – Root decoction (Moola Kashaya) of an herb called Patala Garudi (Cocculus hirsutus) is administered along with Tippili (long pepper) in treating Amavata – rheumatoid arthritis.

 

 MEDICINAL USE OF TIPPILI

The fruit contains an alkaloid, volatile oil, and resin. The root also contains piplartin, piperine, and alkaloid. Ayurveda, Unani and Siddha system are making the best use of it. The parts used of it are an entire spike, seed, and root. It is used as a rejuvenator in Ayurveda.

1. Tippili is used to cure *Asthma*. 

2. It is a useful herb for hair growth and used as a hair tonic. 

3. It is also used to cure Beriberi caused due to deficiency of B1.

4. It also prevents stroke.

5. It is used in treating the enlarged spleen.

6. It rejuvenates lungs. It protects the respiratory and digestive system.

7. It releases heat produced due to metabolism from the body.

8. Tippili is used for the treatment of nasal running and Psoriasis.

9. Tippili is useful for insomnia and exhaustiveness.

10.Used as a very powerful stimulant for menstrual flow and cramp.

11.Women use this after child birth to line up the uterus.

12.Useful for people suffering in leprosy, coma, and epilepsy.

13.It fights against colic, anemia and tuberculosis.

14.Helpful for arthritis and also fights against parasites and bacteria.

15.It enhances milk in mothers.

16.It increases memory power and used as brain tonic.

17.Tippili gives relief from a chronic headache and heals bronchitis.

18.Tippili works for snake bite and intestinal worm treatment.

19.Drinking with boiled milk fights against malaria. 

20.It is also useful paralysis and gonorrhea.

 

Long Pepper Side Effects

Long pepper in normal dosages like the amount we use in rasam at home will not cause any side effects at all. But long pepper has anti-fertility properties so pregnant women and lactating mothers should not consume long pepper in large doses.

To make the Tippili Churna:Take Tippili in an empty kadai and roast it till it gets heated up. Let it cool completely. Powder it finely in a mortar and pestle, your Tippili churna is ready.

                Tippili is an important herb, which is used against Amavata cause due to bile. It is also anti-inflammatory in nature. Since ages, Tippili is used as spice, ingredient and medicine traditionally.