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Super pepper: The king of spices


Black pepper, which has been used as a folk medicine in a variety of cultures has immense health benefits. Read on!



My curiosity about this spice was triggered when I took a mixture of black pepper and black cardamom and it worked as an instant remedy to control diarrhoea.
Black pepper has been used as a folk medicine in a variety of cultures. The chemical piperine is a major active component in both black and white pepper (de-husked pepper) and has numerous reported physiological and drug-like actions.
Now, several scientific studies provide evidence that piperine enhances digestive tract function, has antibiotic properties and anti-inflammatory effects, anti-oxidant properties, anti-cancer effects and may even help in weight loss.