8 THINGS YOU MUST KNOW ABOUT BLACK PEPPER

Black Pepper

• Marich, a name for the sun,

  • owing to its containing large amounts of the solar energy.

Part used:

• fruit

Energetics:

• pungent/heating

  • KV- P+

Tissues:

• plasma

• blood

• fat

• marrow

• nerve

Systems:

• digestive

• circulatory

• respiratory

Action:

• stimulate

• expectorant

• carminative

• febrifuge

• anthelminitic

Indications:

• chronic indigestion

• toxins in colon

• degenerated metabolism

• obesity

• sinus congestion

• fever

• intermittent fever

• cold extremities

Precautions:

• inflammatory conditions of the digestive organs

• high pitta

Preparations:

• infusion

• powder(100-500mg)

• milk decoction

• medicated ghee

• Black pepper is
  • one of the most powerful digestive stimulants
  • It burns up Ama and
  • cleanses the alimentary canal.
  It is good antidote to
  • cold food like cucumbers
  • excessive intake of
    • raw food
    • salads.
• Used externally
  • it helps to ripen boils
  • promote suppuration.
• Used with ghee
  • it heals inflamed surfaces, such as
    • urticaria
    • erysipelas.
• With honey
  • it is a powerful expectorant
  • mucus-cleanser
  • drying up secreations