OFFICIAL NAME- – Piper Nigrum
HEALTH BENEFITS – Black pepper is useful in nevine weakness, weak digestion, liver disorders, abdominal distention, worm infestation, cold, cough, asthma and burning micturation.
HOME REMEDY – Apply its paste in skin diseases such as Leucoderma, vitiligo. In case of eye diseases such as chalazion, night blindness, its paste made in honey can be applied.
NUTRITION CONTAINS – Good in typhoid fever, nervine tonic, anthelmintic and diuretic.
OTHER NAME – Vetlaz, Krishan, Ushna, Suvrit, Kali mirch, Gol mirch etc.
FLAVOUR – It is pungent in taste.
CHEMISTRY – Its fruits contain piperine 5-10%, piperidine 5%, piprettine and chavicine. It also has oil, fat, protein, carbs, minerals, calcium, phosphorus, iron thiamine, riboflavin, nicotine etc.
