Pippalu, Pippalū: 4 definitions
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Pippalu means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Ayurveda (science of life)
Cosmetics, Perfumery, Skin care and other Ayurvedic Beauty treatments
Pippalu (पिप्पलु) refers to “moles” (a type of skin disease).—In Ayurveda, pitta and rakta vitiation are held responsible for impairment of skin health, lustre, colour as well as complexion and skin diseases such as visarpa (erysipelas), vyaṅga (melasma), śvitra (leucoderma), dadru (urticaria), pippalu (moles) to name a few, therefore herbs alleviating these two will act as skin lightening agents. [...] A few among them act indirectly as varṇya by alleviating rakta and pitta doṣa
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Pippalū (पिप्पलू):—[from pippala] m. Name of a man [gana] gargādi.
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Paippalavya, Toyipippalu, Ragipippalu, Dadru, Shvitra, Visarpa, Vyanga.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Pippalu, Pippalū; (plurals include: Pippalus, Pippalūs). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Journal of Ayurveda and Integrated Medical Sciences
Impact of Biopsychosocial Stressor on Extreme Prakriti Types - A Review Article < [Vol. 9 No. 6 (2024)]
World Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Therapeutic review of pippali (Piper longum) in Ayurvedic texts. < [2022: Volume 11, October issue 13]
Critical review of Ayurvedic Varṇya herbs and their tyrosinase inhibition effect < [Volume 35 (issue 1), Jul-Sep 2015]