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A Review on Piper Longum

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  • 1. Department of Pharmacology, Shadan Womens College of Pharmacy, Khairathabad, Hyderabad

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  • 1. Department of Pharmacology, Shadan Womens College of Pharmacy, Khairathabad, Hyderabad

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Piper longum L. (Piperaceae) commonly known as “long pepper” is a well-known medicinal plant in ayurveda. Different parts of this plant, such as root, seed, fruit, whole plant etc. are used traditionally in various ailments. Extract of Piper longum fruits have been shown to possess various activities like Bioavailability enhancer, immunomodulatory effect, anti-asthamatic and hepatoprotective activity. In the present review an attempt has been made to explore different aspects of Piper longum.

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