PIPPALI

(Piper longum Linn., Pippali)

Used For:

• Indigestion

• Cold / Cough

• Pyorrhoea

• Diarrhoea

• Cold with fever

Remedies:

• Indigestion: 2 gm powder with jaggery (guda) twice daily before meals.

• Cold / Cough: 2 gm powder with honey, thrice daily in divided doses.

• Pyorrhoea: Decoction of Pippali with honey and ghee — keep inside the mouth for some time in the morning and before bedtime.

• Diarrhoea: Mix 2–3 gm powder in 1 litre of buttermilk, divide into four parts, and take one part every 6 hours.

• Cold with fever: 2 gm powder with honey, twice daily.

Additional Remedy (for respiratory health):
10–20 ml decoction with 2–3 gm powder of Pippali, ginger, and black pepper, sweetened with sugar or honey — 2–3 times a day.