Whole Lindi Pipper Pepper/Piper Longum (500g)

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Though long pepper is substituted for these other, more common peppers, the taste runs more akin to the spice blend garam masala thanks to the subtle notes of ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg. If any of the products we have delivered do not meet this Product Life Guarantee, then you can reject the products as being defective. Bacterial infections: In a developing country like India, where lack of sanitation and cleanliness forms an important reason for many bacterial infections, long pepper could be beneficial as a simple home remedy. It is an aphrodisiac, powdered long pepper administered with honey will relieve cough, cold, asthma hoarseness and hiccup. The Alamgeer Lindi pepper, sometimes referred to as Pippali, is a particularly special spice to keep on hand.Anti-inflammatory and antitumour activity of various extracts and compounds from the fruits of Piper longum L. Directions: Take 1 tsp (5gm) mixed into warm water twice a day as a nutritional drink or as directed by health practitioner.

Long pepper, or pipli, can be found in the spice section, usually near black and white pepper and the salts. People use Indian long pepper for asthma, lung problems, arthritis, heart disease, common cold, cough, indigestion, stress, and many other conditions, but there is no good scientific evidence to support these uses. Pippali or Long pepper is a unique aromatic herb that has been with us for centuries owing to its extensive curative properties.Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. Like Piper nigrum, the fruits contain the pungent compound piperine, which contributes to their pungency. Other uses include treatment of headache, toothache, vitamin B1 deficiency (beriberi), coma, epilepsy, fever, stroke, trouble sleeping (insomnia), leprosy, extreme tiredness, enlarged spleen, muscle pain, nasal discharge, paralysis, psoriasis, intestinal worms, snakebites, tetanus, thirst, tuberculosis, and tumors.

If no alternative can be found or if a lesser-value alternative is provided, we will issue a discount voucher code for the equivalent amount or a refund to the original payment card. Taking Indian long pepper with nevirapine might increase the effects and side effects of nevirapine. The many health benefits of long pepper: Long pepper forms an important part of our ancient Indian medicine-Ayurveda, and is thought to hold good therapeutic properties. But this love for the tiny fruit shifted when Europeans focused more on the round black pepper and the chilies Spain brought from the Americas. The African seeds have a woodsy, citrus and herbal flavor that proceeds a burst of heat that coats the mouth before fading away.CONDITIONS OF USE AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This information is meant to supplement, not replace advice from your doctor or healthcare provider and is not meant to cover all possible uses, precautions, interactions or adverse effects. We will do our best to deliver products to you which have the "product life" we have specified, but there may be exceptions where we are not able to do so. Advice about your legal rights is available from your local Citizens Advice Bureau or Trading Standards office. If you have not yet paid for such cancelled non-perishable products, then we will simply not charge you for them. In India, it is mostly found at an altitude of 1800 metres, in the hotter parts of Khasi and Mikir hills, the central Himalayas to Assam, lower hilly regions of Bengal and the evergreen forests of the Western Ghats from Konkan to Kerala.

The word pepper in bell pepper, referring to completely different plants under genus Capsicum, is of the same etymology. Round, or black, pepper began to compete with long pepper in Europe from the twelfth century and had displaced it by the fourteenth.

Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using. Piperine impairs cytochrome P4501A1 activity by direct interaction with the enzyme and not by down regulation of CYP1A1 gene expression in the rat hepatoma 5L cell line.