PIPPALI-PIPPALIMOOLA - USES IN OBGY

It is known as Pimpali in Marathi , Pipal in Hindi , Pippali in Sanskrit & Long Pepper in English.

Latin Name - Piper longum

Family - Piperaceae

Properties -

🌿AARDRA -

Rasa - Madhur 

Virya - Sheeta

Vipaka - Madhur

Guna - Guru

🌿SHUSHKA -

Rasa - Katu

Virya - Anushna

Vipaka - Madhur

Guna - Laghu, snigdha , Tikshna

Chemical Constituents - Piperine , Piplartine

Parts Used - Fruit , roots

USES -

🌱Vrushya & Rasayan -

Pippali works Vrushya ( Aphrodisiac) & Rasayana. It increases rasa , rakta & Shukra Dhatu.so used in Panduroga ( Anaemia) , Shukradaurbalya , rajorodha ( obstruction in menstrual blood flow).

🌱Aartav-vaha Srotas -

Pippalmool works as Garbhashaya-sankochak ( causes uterine contractions).

Fruit - works as vrushya ( Aphrodisiac).

So useful in Rajorodha , Sakashta-prasava ( Difficult labour) & Shkradaurbalya.

🌱Sutika roga & Makkal-shoola -

- Pippal moola churna + Honey works as Garbhashay sankochak (uterine contractor) so causes labour pains.

- For the Apareapatana (delivery of placenta) - pippal moola kwatha is used.

- Pippali-Pippalmool - works as Garbhashaya shodhan ( cleansing action of uterus) -  rakta - dushti Makkal shoola & sutika jwara.( puerperal fever).- pippali & pippalimoola churna is used with gud and warm water.

🌱 Pippali moola churna is used with gud( juggarry ) & warm water-

• Patient in labour - for stimulating Labour pains.

• Sutika - stravshodhna ( helping easy excretion of lochia).

• Makkalshoola - in sutika caused due to dushta rakta.

• Sutika roga caused due to dushta strava.( abnormal secretions).

🌱It nourishes all dhatus & increases rasa , rakta & Shukra dhatu leading to nourishment of Updhatus.so , Updhatus of rasa i.e. stanya ( breast milk) & raja ( menstrual blood) also gets nourished.

Dose - Churna - 0.5 - 1 gm

Note - this post is for educational purposes only.

ref - Ayurveda textbooks.