Scindapsus Officinalis, also known as Gaja pippali, is an Ayurvedic plant recognized for its medicinal properties. It is used to address respiratory issues, digestive problems, fevers, and joint discomfort, and to enhance the quality of breast milk in nursing mothers.

Gaj Pipal is a large climbing plant that grows in the sub-Himalayan region at elevations between 330-1000 m in West Bengal, Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, and the Andaman Islands. Scindapsus Officinalis fruit has no distinct smell or taste. The kidney-shaped seeds are elongated, smooth, shiny, and grayish-brown with an indentation, also lacking a distinct odor or flavor. Gajpippali is employed to combat intestinal parasites, alleviate dysentery, manage asthma, reduce inflammation, and relieve pain through its effects on bodily processes.

Therapeutic Applications:

Piper Chaba for cough treatment: 

A fine powder of Gaja pippali, administered in 2-4g doses with honey, is used to treat coughs, excess mucus, breathing difficulties, and sinus inflammation. For cough relief, a cold infusion of Gaja pippali (10-15 ml) is combined with honey.

Gajpeepal for digestion:

To boost digestion and manage indigestion-related fever, 2-3g of Scindapsus Officinalis powder is given with warm water or ginger extract.

Java Long Pepper for Joint Pain:

A mixture of Scindapsus Officinalis paste, Vitex nigundo leaf paste, and garlic is applied topically to alleviate joint pain and swelling.

Gajpipal for lactation:

To improve breast milk quality, nursing women are given a blend of Ashwagandha, Shatavari, and Gaja pippali powders, mixed with sugar candy and milk.

Other health benefits of Gajpippali (Gajpipal): 

Gaja Pippali is pungent, sharp, spicy, an appetizer, anthelmintic, aphrodisiac, and galactagogue. It sharpens the hearing, regulates the bowels, and clears the throat. It is an aphrodisiac and a cardiotonic.

It is used in Ayurveda to treat respiratory disorders, throat disorders, asthma, diarrhea, intestinal parasites, rheumatism, and arthritis. It is an effective remedy to prevent dysentery, reducing inflammation by acting on body mechanisms, and the leaves or fruits are applied externally for rheumatism.

Gaja Pippali is available in the form of powder. The fruits are indicated for diseases that occur due to vitiation of Vata and Kapha. The powder of dried fruits is used for asthma, throat infection, intestinal parasites, loose motion, piles, colic, and indigestion.

Names in different languages for Gajpippali (Gajpipal) :

English: Long Pepper
Hindi: Gajapeepal
Malayalam: Attipali
Sanskrit: Gajakrsna, Hastipipali,
Gujarati: Motopeepar
Kannada: Adkebeeluvalli
Tamil: Anaitippalee
Telugu: Enugopippal

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