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Pippali (long pepper)

पीपल (पिप्पली) · पिप्पली

Piper longum · Piperaceae

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Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
पिप्पलीकणाकृष्णामागधीउपकुल्यावैदेहीचपला
Hindi
पीपलपिप्पलीपीपरछोटी पीपलपीपली
English
Pippalilong pepperpippali
Romanized
pippalipipalpeepalpipli
Marathi
पिंपळी

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  • Long pepper (pippalī) is said to become richer in special qualities when old, unlike most medicines, which are more potent when fresh.

    Chapter 3 · p. 33 · v. 38Hindi commentaryTraditional description

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Topics of the text that discuss it

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Dadimadi powderKalpa that destroys kshayaKapikacchvadi powderMatulungadi collyriumMurungi collyriumOld and fresh medicinesPippalyadi ghee and Bharangyadi powderPlant glossary, letter section त (entries 1–41: तगर to त्वक्)Plant glossary, letter section न (entries 1–35: नक्त to न्यग्रोध)Plant glossary, letter section प (entries 1–48: पटोल to प्लक्ष)Plant glossary, letter section म, entries 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा to माणकी)Plant glossary, क entries 1–12 (कक्कोल to कनक)

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 5 times on 5 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

Questions and answers

Which three items does the glossary list for कटुत्रिक?

सोंठ (dry ginger), मिरच (black pepper) and पीपल (long pepper), together called त्रिकटु.

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Which combinations with milk does the translation say cause kushtha or quick death?

Milk taken with meat, fish, jaggery or sweets made of black gram is said to cause kushtha, and milk used with liquor made from vegetables and jambu fruit is said to kill the fool quickly.

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What three items make up त्रिजातक according to the glossary?

दालचीनी, इलायची and तेजपात (Marathi दालचिनी, तमालपत्र, एलची).

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What does the glossary give for व्योष?

सोंठ, मिरच and पीपल, that is त्रिकटु, the three pungents.

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Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Categories
Medicinal plantSpiceFruit
Source pages with records
1
Pages naming it
5
Chapters
Chapter 3
Extraction tasks
T02
Record id
ingredient_pippali