Long pepper (Piper longum), (Pippali), sometimes called Indian long pepper, is a flowering vine. It is cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice and seasoning. The word pepper itself is derived from the Tamil/Malayalam word for long pepper, pippali. Long pepper has a similar, but hotter, taste to its close relative Piper nigrum - from which black, green and white pepper are obtained. Like piper nigrum, the fruits contain the alkaloid piperine, which contributes to their pungency.It primarily targets the lung and GI tract. It helps to break up mucus and improve efficiency of mucus membranes throughout the body. It also improved absorption of nutrition and other substance through GI tract.