It is a creeper(piper nirgum) and pepper is grown up like clusters, starting with green color and become red, when they are dried up they are in black. They are in black and red colors.
We can find peppers only in Indian western ghats, north Burma,
Assam, Kerala, south and north Kanera and Coorg.Pepper is cultivated in India from the Vedic period. It was used by Greeks and Romans
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Black pepper
Values: It has nutritive values, protein, minerals, fiber, carbohydrates, calcium, iron, phosphorus, carotene, thiamine, riboflavin and niacin.
Medical Values:
Black pepper is a stimulant, aromatics, digestive and nervine tonic. It has strong and sharp smell. It is useful in relieving from the uncomfortable feeling in the intestines due to gas.
Digestive Disorder:
Black pepper helps digestive system by stimulating action on the digestive organs. It produces an increased flow of gastric juices and saliva. It creates appetite and also a medicine for digestive disorders. For harness in the stomach a half teaspoon of pepper powder or rasam mixed in butter milk should be taken.
Clods:
It is useful for treatment of fever and cod. Six pepper seeds made as powder should be mixed in a glass of warm water with six pieces of batasha. In case of acute Oryza pepper power should be boiled after mixing with a pinch of turmeric powder.
Amnesia:
If you are facing the problem of loss of memory pepper work wonderful. A pinch of powder mixed with honey is useful for amnesia.
Cough:
It is an effective remedy for cough due to throat infection.
Prolapse of the Rectum or uterus:
This spice is beneficial in the treatment of prolapse of the rectum or uterus. 30 grams of black pepper powder and 20 grams of caraway seeds should be mixed with honey , it should be taken daily on an empty stomach for seven days.
Snake Bites:
An infusion of the pepper prepared from 20 corns in 180 ml of water should be taken thrice daily for snake and scorpion bites.
Impotence:
Young impotent persons should take six black pepper with four almonds once daily with milk. It is a nerve tonic.
Muscular Pain:
A table spoon of pepper powder fried in sesame oil until it is charred can be applied as external application for muscular pains. It dilated the superficial vessels and acts as a counter irritant.
Tooth Disorders:
The powder of pepper mixed with salt is great help to the dental problems. It presents foul breath, bleeding and pus in gums and tooth ache. The pepper powder and salt mixture should be massaged on the gums relieves inflammation and swelling.
Some unique health benefits of Black pepper
- Make a decotion with black pepper, Dried ginger, and long pepper. Take 20 ml of decotion and add 200 ml water and have it two times to overcome fever.
- Take one tomato and cut it into small pieces. take 2 gms of black pepper powder and sprinkled on tomato pieces. Have this every morning to get rid of worms.
- 2 gms of black pepper and 5 grams of neem leaves grind it and add to buttermilk. Have it to overcome mouth ulcer.
- Take half liter coconut oil and add 3 grams of black pepper powder and apply on the body. It will relieve all types of itching.
Uses:
Pepper is used as a condiment and adds flavor to the savory dishes. It is used in pickles ketchup and sauces for seasoning.