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Sanskrit Name : Pippali Latin Name : Piper longum Habitat : Found in the hotter parts of India,from central Himalayas to Assa
Varieties & adulterants
1) Shusrutha and Vagbhatta mentioned two varieties of pippali
i) Pippali - Piper longam ii) Gaja Pippali - Piper chaba
2) Raja Nighantu provides 4 varieties of Pippali Raja Nighantu
i) Pippali ii) Gaja Pippali iii) Simhali Pippali iv) Vana Pippali.
i) Pippali - Which is found in Indian places like Magadh,Vidhena etc. ii) Gaja Pippali - It is an ambigious drug.Many people call Chavaka's fruit as gajapippali. iii) Simhali Pippali - This variety is imported from Sri lanka,Singapore and other foreign countries. iv) Vana Pippali - Grows in the jungles.It grows in abundance in Bengal. But it is small,slender,thin and less tikshna.
Indicative Price
Pippali's Powder - Rs.1,105
Pippali's Oil - Rs.2,600
Pippali's Extract - Rs.3,250
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Product details accessed from Ayurved Dravyanidhi
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