Botanical name:*Piper Nigrum*

Local names: *Pepper, Kali Miri,* etc.
*Black pepper*, a fruit of a flowering vine, is called queen of spices. It is the world’s most traded spice and added to cuisines round the world since time immemorial. It is mostly produced in South Asia and Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu in India. Consumption of black pepper is better than green/red chillies bcos of its medicinal and healing properties in the compound piperine and presence of manganese whereas red chilli can increase heat/burning sensation in stomach/pitta/acidity in body. Always grind pepper fresh when reqd as it doesn’t store well in powder form.
It has been used in ayurvedic medicines since ancient times.
Medicinal uses of pepper:
*Weight loss/controller*
*Burn Stomach fat*
*Black pepper helps curcumin absorption in turmeric*
*Prevents breast cancer and tumours*
*Helps digestion*
*Relieves gas/ gastric problems*
*Prevents inflammation and dandruff problem*
*Heals respiratory issues like cough, breathing issues, etc when mixed with honey*
*Manganese in pepper helps bone health, wound healing and improves body metabolism*
So let us try to make this a part of our daily diet in small quantities.

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