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| Properties |
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Medicinal
& Other Values of Spices |
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| Black
Pepper |
| Medicinal
Properties |
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Pepper from Piper Nigrum is
one of the oldest and world's most important spice.
Black pepper is the dried fruit of Piper nigrum
L. Native of Malabar coast of South Western India;
pepper is also called the King of Spices. |
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Pepper is used in certain tonic
and rubefacient preparations and also used as
flavour ingredient in most major food products
including non alcoholic beverages, candies, baked
foods, meat and meat products, Cheese, Condiments
and relishes. |
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The fruits are acrid, bitter,
carminative, aphrodisiac, diuretic, digestive
and stimulant. They are useful for arthritis,
asthma, fever, cough, dysentery, dyspepsia and
flatulence. |
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Pepper's aromatic, slightly musty odour comes from
the volatile oil found largely in the flesh and
skin and its pungent bite comes from the alkaloids
and resins found mostly in seeds. The Oil goes into
perfumes and flavouring. The scaring substance has
served many purposes. They have been used as carminative,
reducing stomach and intestinal gas and have been
found to stimulate the activities of the heart and
kidneys. Piperine is also an effective insecticide
against houseflies and is also used for spraying
against different types of pests in garden. |
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