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Black Pepper Tea Recipe and

Benets
10. February 2014 Anupama (http://www.bimbima.com/health/recipe/author
/Anupama.aspx)

Black Pepper is known as king of spices. It is a spice which is well known all
over the world. Pepper is present in our kitchen and is used almost every day in
food preparation. In term of international trade of spices, black pepper is
highest among all other spices. It is used for variety of purposes.

Black pepper is prescribed as an effective cure for indigestion, fever, delirium

(acute confusional state), piles etc. You may be wondering how much black
pepper to take in a day for using this condiment for medicinal purpose. The
standard dosage of black pepper is approximately 500 mg to 1g, eaten twice
and thrice a day.
Latin name: Piper nigrum Linn
Family: Piperaceae
English: Black Pepper
Ayurvedic: Maricha, Vellaja, Uushna, Suvrrita, Krishnaa
Unani: Fill Siyaah, Safed
Siddha/Tamil: Milagu, Milaguver (root)
Habitat: Native of the Indo-Malaysian region; cultivated in Western Ghats,
Karnataka, Maharashtra, Assam and Kerala

Recipe of Pepper tea

Boil a cup of water on stove.
Add black pepper powder -1/2 teaspoon in this boiling water.
You may also add ginger juice (optional).
Boil for 2-3 minutes.
Steep for few minutes.
Add honey and drink as tea twice or thrice a day.

Benets of Pepper tea

Antioxidant, reduces free radicals

Gives relief in symptom of cold, cough, respiratory problems and fever
Relieves pain during menstruation
Good for improving digestion, appetite and digestive system problems
such as gas, diarrhoea
Increases bile acid secretion from liver and saliva production

Caution while taking Black pepper

Individual having pitta prakrati should take pepper cautiously as it increases
pitta inside body.
Persons suffering from ulcers, inflammatory condition of digestive organ,
urticaria, skin rash, and high pitta should avoid black pepper use as it can
aggravate the problems.

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