Long pepper has been in use all over the world from ancient times. Both the dried fruit and the roots of the plant are used in remedies. Thippili is called Long Pepper, Indian Long Pepper in English; Pippali, Pipali, Pippal, Pipli in Hindi; Thippali in Malayalam; Pippallu in Telugu; Hippali in Kannada; Lendi Pimpli, Lendi Pipal in Marathi; Maghaun in Punjabi; Pipul in Urdu; Pippol in Bengali and Pipli in Gujarati. It’s botanical name is Piper Longum and it is widely used in Ayurveda. Thippili is one of the three ingredients that make up the very famous trikatu (we call it thirikadugam in Tamil), which by itself signifies it’s importance in Ayurvedic medicine. Long pepper is used as a remedy to treat all cold and cough related problems very very effectively. Long pepper contains the alkaloid Piperine which is the main reason for it’s strong, spicy and pungent taste.