Pippali, also known as ‘Pipli’ in Hindi, ‘Pippalu’ in Telugu, ‘Pipul’ in Bengali, ‘Tippili’ in Tamil, ‘Tippali’ in Malayalam is a distinctive fragrant Ayurveda herb that existed for centuries outstanding to its large-scale healing properties.

This traditional herb belongs to the Piperaceae family and goes by the botanical name ‘Piper Longum’. According to the studies of Ayurveda, this herb caters to strong aphrodisiac and strong anti-aging results on the body. Pippali is widely used to aid indigestion, diabetes, asthma, cough, and cold.

This aromatic herb is found extensively in the regions of Indonesia, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka. In India, you can come across Pippali in the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats from Kerala to Konkan, heated areas of Mikir and Khasi hills, lower hilly sections of the Bengal, and Central Himalayas. You can consume Pippali any season.

Long pepper is abundant in beta-sitosterol, alkaloids, and analgesics. Additionally, it contains several other nutritional elements like piperine, eugenol, saturated fat, glycosides, volatile oil, saturated fat, essential oil, tricontane, piperine, quercetin, terpenoids, sugar, resin, and myrcene that ensures optimum functioning of the complete system. We will present you with some of the health benefits Long Pepper offers:

Good for diabetes - When the glucose levels in the blood are too high or low, you are suffering from diabetes. India roughly has 77 million people diagnosed with diabetes. It may lead to severe health problems like amputation, organ failure, and even death, if not treated. Though this disease has no permanent cure the best way to deal with it is to keep it under control. Ayurveda recommends pippali as it has the qualities to regulate glucose levels, thus, making it safe and controllable.