A Critical Review on Pippali (Piper longum Linn.)
Journal Title: International Journal of Ayurveda and Pharmaceutical Chemistry - Year 2014, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Pippali (Piper longum Linn.) belongs to the family Piperaceae and it is a prominent drug of Indian Medicine. It is most common and highly valuable medicine, finding clinical pharmaceutical and therapeutical uses in early classical texts of ancient medical system and presently the role of Pippali as an effective and potential drug predominantly continues in medical practice carrying support of experimental studies and multi- disciplinary investigations.Pippali is chiefly an esteemed drug in cough, hiccough and asthma, bronchitis, pulmonary tuberculosis and allied diseases of respiratory system. It is specifically useful in chronic fever. As a rasayana drug, Pippali has its important place in the field of Indian Medicine in order to achieve both types of objectives of medicine that is protective or preventive and curative and its use as VardhamanaPippali is well appreciated for the purpose of rasayana. Current article elaborates the extensive information on Pippali.
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Rajendra HM, Meenal Dipak Lad
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