Black pepper (Kurumulaku in Malayalam, melaku in tamil) medicinal benefits Black pepper is a popular spice found in majority of Indian dishes, vegetarian as well as non-vegetarian. Black pepper is traditional believed to be a home remedy for digestion problems, flatulence, cold, cough, throat infection and vomiting. As pepper warms body it is a good remedy for cold, nasal congestion, throat pain and cough. Consuming soup with pepper as an ingredient does help cold. Spicy chicken curry with black pepper liberally added would help get rid of cough and cold. For those who attempt to quit smoking, using black pepper would relieve them from withdrawal symptoms. Those with neurological problems would also be benefitted by consuming black pepper. Black pepper in body warming soup and tea In India people drink on spice tea and soup for relief from cold and sough. Along with dry ginger, cumin seeds, and garlic, pepper makes spice soup that would act on cold. For spice tea, black pepper, cloves, ginger and cinnamon are the ingredient. Black pepper is found to have blood purifying properties also. In ancient Indian herbal treatment black pepper is used to cure colic problems, stomach pain, cholera, tooth pain, arthritis, gas and flatulence and headache. Pepper is recommended during cold, fatigue and fever as it would enable better blood circulation and warm the body. Pepper is also found to be a good home remedy for vertigo. Eating pepper is found to prevent cancer. The antioxidants and other components in black pepper eliminate free radicals and prevent cancer.
Posted on: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 05:28:17 +0000
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