Black Pepper

Black pepper is defined as a small and unripe fruit of Piper Nigrum, a weak climbing plant, which is dried to be used in the form of spice and seasoning. One of the earliest and the most widely used spices, it smells extremely pungent. Black Pepper has a sharp and penetrating aroma and it tastes extremely pungent and spicy. The pungent taste is primarily due to the presence of two alkaloids in the pepper, namely pipperine and piperidine. It is also slightly tangy in taste due to certain specific plant resins that can be found in the seeds of the plant.

• Improve Digestion and Promote Intestinal Health
• Relief for cough and cold
• They are also excellent source of many vital B-complex groups of vitamins
• Rich source of many anti-oxidant vitamins such as vitamin-C and vitamin-A
• Peppers have been used therapeutically in dentistry as an antiseptic for tooth-decay and gum swellings

• Because of its strong flavor and aroma, it is highly used as an added ingredient in food to make it tasty and delectable
• Strong influence on health, black pepper has been used in many traditional medicine systems
• Black pepper acts as an antidepressant and also as an antioxidant that helps in lowering the cholesterol level to a great extent
• The essential oil present in the black pepper helps in relieving muscular pain, fever, etc. and also helps in increasing blood circulation