Long Pepper

Benefits of the Long Pepper

Long pepper is a plant, sometimes called Indian long pepper or pipli. The fruit of the plant is used to make medicine. Long pepper is sometimes used in combination with other herbs in Ayurvedic medicine.

Long pepper is used to aid in weight loss, improve appetite and digestion, as well as treat stomachache, heartburn, indigestion, intestinal gas, diarrhea, and cholera. Due to it oxygenating the body it is also used for lung problems including asthma, bronchitis, and cough.