Benefits of Pippali पिप्पली (Piper longum) Long Pepper | Indian Herbs

Benefits of Pippali पिप्पली (Piper longum) Long Pepper | Indian Herbs

• This herb is an excellent delivery vehicle, moving whatever it’s taken with to the tissues of your reproductive, muscular, nervous and circulatory systems,as well as to your fat stores.
• Pippali contains a volatile oil and resin called piperine, which is pungent to the taste, and this makes it invaluable against kapha and vata situations.
• Pippali acts as a decongestant, expectorant, carminative (meaning it relieves gas and distension) and analgesic. It’s strongly heating, which makes it very useful for promoting good digestion and getting rid of toxic build-up in your body, and is useful if you have constipation.
• Pippali can be used to treat anaemia and blood disorders and helps regulate spleen and liver function. Commonly used to treat coughs, pippali can also be used to strengthen your lungs.
• To prepare pippali, boil the peppercorns in a cup of milk then drink the milk.
  Start with one peppercorn the first day and add one peppercorn each day until you reach 20 peppercorns. Over the next 20 days, reduce the number of peppercorns by one each day until you’re down to just one peppercorn, and then stop the treatment. Complete this process at least 40 days before the onset of winter.
• You can also apply the medicated oil externally when your circulation is sluggish. Boil 250 to 500 milligrams of powdered pippali in half a pint of water,or take up to three peppercorns with a little honey in the morning to remove excess mucus in your system – a great treatment for winter chills.
• Don’t use pippali when your tissues are inflamed or when your pitta is high. High pitta translates to the qualities of heat, oiliness and sharpness in your constitution. Don’t take more than the recommended dose, because it can aggravate all the doshas.