Family Name: Piperaceae
Botanical Name(s): Piper Longum
Popular Name(s): Indian Long Pepper, Long Pepper, Dried Catkins, Pippali, Pipal, Tippli, Pihal
Parts Used: Fruit, Root and Stem
Habitat: Mostly deciduous to evergreen forests
Description: Piper Longum is a slender, aromatic, climber with perennial woody roots, creeping and jointed stems and fleshy fruits embedded in the spikes.
Uses: Piper Longum is most commonly used to treat respiratory infections such as stomachache, bronchitis and diseases of the spleen, cough, tumors and asthma.