• D.K. Pandey
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Long pepper or Pippali (Piper longum Linn.L; family Piperaceae) is a very important medicinal plant. It is indigenous to South-India and Western Ghats of India, and is cultivated in hotter parts of India mainly Orissa, Kerala and Central to North Eastern Himalayas. It is being used from thousands of years in various traditional medicinal practices such as Ayurveda, Unani etc. Piper longum also shows various pharmacological activities such as antifungal, insecticidal, antimicrobial, antiamoebic, antidiabetic, antioxidant, anti-cancerous and effect on respiratory system. Current review deals with the Botany, phytochemistry and pharmacology of P. longum.

Piper Longum: A Concise Review On Botany, Phytochemistry And Pharmacology

"Piper Longum: A Concise Review On Botany, Phytochemistry And Pharmacology", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no.711-717, December 2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREC06083.pdf

"Piper Longum: A Concise Review On Botany, Phytochemistry And Pharmacology", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 12, page no. pp711-717, December 2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIREC06083.pdf