PIPER LONGUM (PIPPALIMOOL): A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW ON THE TRADITIONAL AND PHARMACOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PLANT
Manish Grover*
ABSTRACT
The universe is gifted with several medicinal herbs. These medicinal herbs are associated with various phytochemical constituents that help in drug development to treat a variety of diseases. One such herbal plant is Piper longum Linn. which is also known as pipali or long pepper or pippalimool. This plant is in use since ancient times both as a spice and medicine. P. longum carries great potential in the medicinal system and is utilized in different medicinal systems such as Ayurveda, Unani, Chinese and Siddha to cure several ailments and disorders. In Ayurveda, this plant is used as the main ingredient in various formulations and is claimed to treat mainly respiratory and digestive disorders. Despite this, this plant is used to treat nervine disorders such as Parkinson's, Alzheimer's/ dementia, epilepsy, insomnia and others. There are some reported experimental studies that showed the pharmacological activities of P. longum such as neuroprotective, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antibacterial, antidiabetic, antiulcer and many more. In this review article, we have tried to compile all the data available on this plant based upon the folklore, ayurvedic view and modern view along with its reported pharmacological properties.
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