Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Long Pepper (Pippali)
Pippalī पिप्पली
Piper longum · Piperaceae
creeper fruitroot anushna-ashita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha · tikshna— qualities
- Virya
- anushna-ashita— potency (neutral)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
bio-enhancer (yogavahi)rasayanadigestive stimulant
Long pepper. Piperine is the bio-enhancer that boosts absorption of co-administered actives. Cosmetic use: ≤ 1 % in formulations as Yogavahi for Lepas and Tailas.
Used in 9 recipes
Danta-mañjana Cūrṇa · दन्त-मञ्जन चूर्ण
daily tooth care; fresh breath.
Kola-kulathādi Cūrṇa · कोल-कुलथादि चूर्ण
weight reduction; obesity.
Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nīla Ghṛta · नील घृत
severe Kushtha; Shvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentation.
Tikta Sarpis · तिक्त सर्पिस्
mild Kushtha; chronic fever.
Triphalādi Rūkṣa Udvartana · त्रिफलादि रूक्ष उद्वर्तन
weight reduction; cellulite.
Vajraka Taila · वज्रक तैल
Kushtha; malignant ulcers.