The Medicinal Properties of Black Pepper

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Piper Nigrum, or more commonly known as black pepper, was highly revered during antiquity and was once of equal value to gold. Medicinally, this spice has been used to stimulate the appetite as well as provide relief from nausea.

In India, it has been used for a variety of conditions that range from toothache to paralysis. While in East Africa, it is thought that body odor produced after eating large amounts of black pepper repels mosquitoes.

Herbalremedies.com lists the medicinal properties of black pepper. Black pepper has anthelmintic, antipyretic, anti-periodic, carminative, expectorant and stimulant properties.

Black pepper is a flowering vine cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as spice and seasoning. The same fruit is also used to produce white pepper and green pepper. The fruit is white or green depending on when it is picked off the vine, and depending on which method was used for drying. White pepper also has stimulant properties but may cause circulatory congestion.