Last Updated on December 26, 2023 by admin
Introduction:
Black pepper is known by several names as – Mirch, Krishna, Kol, Kankol, Katuk, Kali mirch and Gol mirch etc. Black pepper is used as spice. Mostly, black pepper is grown in Malabar state and Konkan. The first crop of black pepper is grown in August-September and second in March-April. There is a creeper of black peeper. The length of its creepers is 20 to 25 feet long. Its leaves are 3 to 7 inches long like betel-leaves. The flowers of black pepper are white which blossom in the summer season and turn into fruit in rainy season. Its fruits grow in clusters. Its raw fruits are green and ripe fruits are red which turn into black color after drying well. Black pepper is used to cure several types of diseases. Black pepper is more useful than the red chilly because it is less agonizing than the red chilly.
Black pepper (Kali mirch) Name in Different Languages:
- English – Black pepper
- Hindi – Kali mirch
- Sanskrit – Marich
- Bengali – Gol mirch
- Telugu – Miriyalu, Miriyaltige
- Marathi – Mire
- Gujrati – Kali miri, Siri
- Persian – Phil-Phil Syah
- Latin – Piper nigrum
Black pepper (Kali mirch) Medicinal Properties:
According to Ayurveda: Black pepper is spicy and pungent. Its juice is bitter and peptic. Black pepper enhances digestion power, bile and memory power. It also eliminates gas trouble.
Black pepper is spicy, bitter and it digests soon. It increases appetite and taste. It is expectorant and enhances digestion power. It eliminates Vatta and destroys worms. It gets rid of pain and cough. It is useful for the heart.
According to scientists: According to scientist’s analysis, peel of black pepper contains a substance like resin which floats on the water. It also contains another substance which is flyable oil. Black pepper can be used for destroying every types of bacteria or virus. Black pepper is hot by nature and a little stimulant. It increases appetite and saliva in the mouth. Take black pepper to fair complexion and makes arteries’ activity fast. It stimulates to the anus pipe, vesica, uterus and reproductive organs. Black pepper should be mixed in every cooked vegetable (sabji). It will be very beneficial.
Black Pepper Dosing:
There is no standardized dosage for black pepper due to insufficient research. Appropriate dosing depends on several factors:
- Age
- Overall health status
- Other existing conditions
General Dosing Guidelines
- Always follow dosage instructions on product labels
- Consult a healthcare professional before taking, especially for:
- Children
- Those with medical conditions or taking medications that may interact
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women
While natural, black pepper can have side effects, especially when taken in excess. It’s important to use care with dosing until more definitive research is available. Start low and modify based on individual response and medical guidance.
Black pepper (Kali mirch) Uses and Benefits:
1. Lice: Grind 10 to 12 pumpkin (Sitafal) seeds and 5 to 6 corns of black pepper together. Mix mustard oil in this mixture to make a paste. Apply this paste in the hair’s root before sleeping at night. Its use destroys lice within a few days.
2. Headache:
- Grind 3-4 corns of black pepper, 3 grams ginger and 7-8 basil leaves thickly. Boil this mixture in water to make tea. Headache caused by cold disappears by drinking this tea.
- Grind black pepper and coriander with water. Apply this mixture on the forehead. Its use gets rid of headache soon.
- Make a paste by grinding black pepper, cloves and basil leaves with water. Apply this paste on the forehead to get rid of headache.
- Grind the powder of black pepper with the juice of flavieria repanda. Headache disappears by smelling this preparation.
- Grind black pepper and smell or apply it on the head like paste. Its use provides relief in headache.
- Grind salt with black pepper and mix onion juice in it to make a paste. Apply this paste on the head or forehead. Headache disappears soon by its use.
- Take 2 pinches powder of black pepper mixing with raw sugar (khand). Its use gets rid of migraine.
- Make a paste by grinding black pepper, onion and salt together. Apply this paste on the head. Its use provides quick relief. Filter fine powder of black pepper through a cloth and smell. Headache disappears with sneezing.
3. Migraine:
- Chew 10 grams black pepper and thereafter 25 grams pure ghee should be taken. Its use provides quick relief in migraine.
- Grind black pepper and burnt soil of hearth together. The patient gets rid of migraine by smelling this mixture.
- Take about 10 grams powder of black pepper and equal amount of sugar-candy powder with water twice a day. Its use provides relief in migraine.
- Chew 12 grams black pepper thereafter about 30 grams pure ghee should be taken. Migraine disappears by its use.
4. Weakness of the brain or memory:
- If a person does not understand anything soon or there is disturbances in the mind of the victim, grind equal quantity of black pepper and sugar-candy into fine powder. Take this powder with one cup of milk thrice a day. Its use sharpens the mind after ending the weakness of the brain.
- Grind 8 black peppers and mix about 30 grams butter and sugar in it. Lick this mixture to end the weakness of the brain. Its use enhances memory.
5. Insanity:
- Grind 12 black peppers and 3 grams Indian penny wort’s leaves together and mix half glass water in this preparation and then filter. Drink this water twice a day. Its use provides relief in insanity.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, white mustard, small pepper, turmeric, Indian berberry, asafetida, madder root and seeds of albizzia lebbeck benth (Siras) together. Grind this powder with goat urine then smell it and apply in the eyes. Its use gets rid of insanity.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper, toasted asafetida, orris root and rock salt about 5 grams each together. Grind this powder with cow urine and apply it in the eyes. Its use checks insanity.
- Grind 1 gram black pepper and about 10 grams small Chandar (Chandrabhaga) together. Give half gram this mixture mixing with rose water to the afflicted patient twice a day. Its use gets rid of insanity.
- Take the powder of black pepper mixing with ghee. Its use provides relief in the disease named in insanity caused by gas.
- Make the powder by grinding black peppers and datura seeds 25 grams together. Put a little water in this powder and make tablets equal to 120 milligrams of this mixture. Give one tablet with butter to the afflicted patient. The patient of insanity gets free from this disease.
6. Weak eyesight: Mix equal quantity of black pepper, ghee and sugar-candy together. Eyesight enhances by taking two spoons of this mixture twice a day.
7. Night blindness:
- Grind black pepper with curd to prepare fine paste. Application of this paste in the eyes provides relief in this disease.
- Abrade black pepper with honey and apply it in the eyes like collyrium twice a day. This is good remedy for the treatment of night blindness.
- Take black pepper mixing with ghee and sugar. This medicine provides relief in night blindness and other diseases of the eye.
8. Hoarseness:
- Take ground black pepper mixing with ghee while taking meal. Its use gets rid of hoarseness and other diseases. It also makes the throat clear.
- Make the powder by grinding 10 grams black pepper, 10 grams liquorice and 20 grams sugar-candy together. Take 1 pinch of this powder mixing with honey twice a day. Its use gets rid a person from the disease named hoarseness and makes the voice clear.
9. Stomatitis (Mouth blisters):
- Chew black pepper mixing with dry grapes. Its use gets rid of mouth blisters only by taking 3-4 times.
- Chew 15 grams black pepper with 30 grams currants. Its use gets rid of blisters and sores of the mouth.
10. Gums swelling: Gargle with the decoction of black pepper. A person gets rid of gums’ swelling by using it.
11. Skin diseases:
- Mix ghee with the powder of black pepper and apply it on the skin. Its use is beneficial in skin diseases. It is also beneficial in the treatment of boils, pimples, ringworms, itching, scabies and eczema.
- Mix coconut oil with the powder of black pepper and apply it on the dry portion of the skin. Its use removes the dryness of the skin.
12. Stomach worms: Take the powder of 4-6 black peppers with one glass of whey before sleeping at night. All stomach worms destroy by its use.
13. Liver problems: Cut one lemon into two pieces and divide this one piece into four parts without cutting. Thereafter sprinkle the powder of black pepper on one portion, powder of dry ginger on second portion and sugar-candy or sugar on third as well as fourth portion then put in a plate and cover at night. Toast these pieces on the grid in the morning and suck. Its use cures liver problems and increases appetite. It also enhances the digestion power.
14. Acnes: Grind 20 corns of black pepper with rose water and apply it on the face before sleeping at night. Wash the face with warm water in the morning. Its use removes pimples of the face, acnes and wrinkles. It also increases face glow.
15. Urticaria: Make the powder by grinding 10 black peppers. Take this powder mixing with half spoon ghee and rub it on the body. Its use gets rid of urticaria.
16. Anorexia: Mix one pinch powder of black pepper in lemon syrup. Take this syrup before half an hour of food. Its use gets rid of anorexia and increases appetite.
17. Hysteria: Mix 1 gram black pepper and 3 grams sweet orrisa root with sour curd. Give this mixture to the afflicted woman on empty stomach at least thrice a day. The patient of hysteria gets rid of this disease by the use of this medicine.
18. Eyelids pimple: If there is painful pimple on the eyelid, grind black pepper with water and apply it on the pimple. Pimple maturates and disappears by bursting.
19. Swelling: Make a paste by grinding black peppers with water. Apply this paste on the swollen portion. Swelling reduces by its use.
20. Pinus: Take 2 grams black pepper with jiggery (gur) and curd. Its use provides relief in pinus.
21. Rheumatism:
- Rub oil of black pepper on the affected part. Its use provides relief in rheumatism.
- Rub oil of black pepper on the affected part or joints to get relief in pain caused by rheumatism.
22. Retching: Chew black pepper if a person has been suffering from retching. Its use provides relief in this disease.
23. Weakness:
- Give the powder of black pepper mixing with ghee or sugar to the child twice a day. Its use increases appetite and weakness disappears.
- Give the powder of black pepper with honey to the affected patient twice a day. Its use ends the weakness of the ligament.
- Grind 30 grams black pepper, 30 grams dry ginger, 100 grams small pepper, 170 grams sesame without peel and 170 grams kernels of walnut together. Filter this mixture and boil it with the treacle of 2 kilograms sugar. Mix 250 grams honey in this preparation after cooling and store it. Take 4 grams of this mixture daily. Its use enhances the strength of the body.
24. Poison of orpiment: If orpiment poison has spread in the body, grind powder of black pepper with water and apply it on the body. Its use alleviates the poisoning of orpiment.
25. Poison of Somal: Take 5 grams powder of black peppers with 50 grams butter to alleviate poisoning of Somal.
26. Vomiting:
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper and salt together. Taking this powder stops vomiting.
- Grind 7 seeds of black pepper properly and mix 6 ml juice of bitter-gourd leaves in it. Take this mixture to stop vomiting.
- Vomiting stops by sucking 4 seeds of black pepper.
27. Dysentery:
- Lick fine powder of black pepper mixing with honey and drink whey after its use. Or take black pepper mixing with whey. Its use gets rid of dysentery.
- Take 10 ground black peppers mixing water. Its use gets rid of blood amoebic dysentery.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, bark of lead wort’s root and rock salt together. The patient of dysentery gets good relief by taking 3 grams this powder with whey twice a day.
28. Giddiness:
- A patient of giddiness and illusion gets relief by taking the powder of black pepper mixing with sugar and ghee.
- Make the powder by grinding 12 black peppers and fry this preparation with ghee. Pour this ghee into another pot and mix wheat flour and jiggery (gur) or sugar in it to prepare pudding (Halwa). Mix fried black pepper in this pudding. Eat this pudding before the meals twice a day. Its use gets rid of giddiness caused by any reason.
29. Epistaxis: Take black pepper mixing with curd and old jiggery. Its use prevents bleeding from the nose.
30. Stiffness: If the patient is unable in moving at all caused by body stiffness, grind black peppers with cold water properly to make a paste. Apply this paste all over the body. This application ends the stiffness caused by wind.
31. Urticaria:
- Lick powder of black pepper mixing with ghee. Its use provides relief in urticaria. Mix ghee with the powder of black pepper and apply it on the affected part. It checks urticaria.
- Take 1 gram powder of black pepper and equal amount of caraway powder with a little jiggery (gur) to get relief.
32. Itching and scabies:
- Grind black peppers with sulphur properly and mix ghee in it. Apply this paste on the body and sit in the sunshine. Its use gets rid of itching and scabies.
- Grind 10 grams pure sulphur and 5 grams black pepper together and filter through a cloth. Mix a little ghee in this powder to make a paste. Apply this paste on the affected part regularly for a few days. Its use gets rid of itching and scabies.
- Grind 10 black peppers and mix spoonful ghee in it. Take this mixture twice a day to get rid of every types of itching. It is also used for alleviating the effects of poisoning.
- Boil black pepper in oil and apply it on the afflicted part twice or thrice a day. The patient of itching gets rid of this disease.
33. Surfeited (Stomach gas):
- Grind black pepper and garlic together and mix ghee in it. This mixture should be taken before the meals regularly for a few days. It eliminates stomach gas and provides relief in ache.
- Make the powder by grinding 10 black peppers and take this powder followed by lemon mixed lukewarm water twice a day. Its use gets rid of stomach gas.
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper and garlic flakes together. Take one spoon this mixture twice a day for a few days. This medicine eliminates stomach gas. It should be taken before taking meals.
- Grind 4-5 black peppers and mix in warm water. Add juice of half lemon in the above mixture and take. Its use provides relief in flatulence.
- Make the powder by grinding 3 grams black pepper and 6 grams sugar-candy together. Take this powder followed by water. Its use gets rid of flatulence.
- Mix 4 corns of black pepper, 2 pinches black salt, 2 flakes of garlic and a little mint together. Take this mixture to get relief.
- Boil 6 black peppers, 3 cloves and a little salt in one cup of water. Drinking this mixture eliminates stomach gas.
- Grind black pepper with cow urine and take to get rid of flatulence.
34. Chronic fever: Drink the decoction of black pepper to get rid of chronic fever.
35. Malaria:
- Take the powder of black pepper mixing with basil juice and honey. Its use provides relief in malarial fever.
- Grind black pepper, kernels of bondue-nut and green leaves of sanhalu 3 grams each together and make small tablets of this this mixture. Take 1 tablet with fresh water at the regular interval of 4 hour before the attack of fever. Its use provides relief.
- Mix the powder of black pepper in the juice of basil leaves and dry. Mix basil juice in this powder after drying previous juice and dry it again. This process should be followed 7 times. Make tablets equal to pea of above preparation. Take 1 tablet before 4 hours of fever. A person does not become the victim of fever after its use.
- Take 11 black peppers after getting rid of fever. The person does not become the victim of fever again by doing so.
- Take the powder of black peppers with 50 ml juice of onion twice a day. Its use gets rid of malarial fever soon.
36. Pyorrhoea: Make fine powder by grinding 10 grams black pepper and 20 grams tobacco together. Filter it through a cloth. Brushing with this powder gets rid of pyorrhea.
37. Hair fall or baldness:
- Grind black pepper with salt and onion. Apply this mixture on the hair. Its use prevents hair fall caused by ringworms and itching.
- Grind the powder of black pepper and salt with onion. Apply this mixture on the head. Its use prevents hair fall caused by ringworms. It is also used for getting rid of baldness.
38. Asthma and breathing problems:
- Grind black pepper, orrisa root and impure carbonate of potash (Javakhar) with water and make a decoction by boiling all. Mix warm water in this decoction and drink. This decoction provides relief in asthma and hiccup.
- Take black pepper and pure sulphur mixing with cow ghee. Its use gets rid of cough.
- Grind about 240 milligrams ash of indian atees (Shrang) and 2 black peppers with water. The use of this preparation gets rid of asthma within 15 to 20 days.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, galls, dry ginger, long pepper, nut grass and long zedoary 10 grams each together. Take 1\4 spoon this powder mixing with honey twice a day to get relief.
- Take the powder of black pepper and sugar-candy mixing with cream regularly. Its use gets rid of asthma and chronic cough.
- Mix equal quantity of black pepper powder and ground sugar-candy or sugar together. Take 1 to 2 grams of this powder mixing with honey twice a day provides relief in asthma and cough. The use of this powder makes the throat clean and voice clear.
39. Toothache:
- Grind black pepper and rock salt 3 grams each in a mortar properly and mix 3 ml mustard oil in this powder. Rub this mixture on the teeth for 5 to 7 minutes. Its use gets rid of toothache and gums’ swelling.
- Make fine powder by grinding 2 grams tobacco with 1 gram black pepper. Brushing with this powder regularly reduces gums’ swelling. It also prevents bleeding and discharge of pus from the gums.
- Gargling with the decoction of black pepper twice a day. Its use gets rid of toothache.
40. Fever caused by vatta and pitta disorder: Grind equal quantity of black pepper, root of long pepper, dry ginger, nigella, small pepper, lead wort, box myrtle, sweet costus root, perfumed orris root, myrolelans, root of wild egg plant, galls, caraway and the bark of neem tree together. Make a decoction by boiling the above mixture. Drinking this decoction provides relief in fever caused by vatta and pitta.
41. Fever:
- Grind 3 seeds of black pepper, half piece of dry ginger, a little sugar-candy and coriander together. Boil this mixture with water to make a decoction. Drink this decoction to get relief in fever.
- Boil 8 to 10 black peppers and 10-15 basil leaves in one glass of water until it remains half then mix one teaspoon sugar-candy in it. Drink this preparation. Its use abates general fever.
42. Wet cough:
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper and sugar-candy together. Mix a little pure ghee in this powder and make tablets equal to plum of this above mixture. Suck 1 tablet 3-4 times a day to get rid of wet and dry cough. It brings the phlegm out and provides relief in cough.
- Make fine powder by grinding black pepper and mix four folds jiggery (gur) in it. Make tablets of half gram of this above mixture. Suck 3-4 tablets to get rid of all the types of cough.
43. Whooping cough:
- Grind 5 grams black pepper, 10 grams long pepper and 20 grams pomegranate seeds together. Mix jiggery (gur) in this mixture and make tablets equal to gram of this paste. Dry these tablets in shadow and store. Suck 1-1 tablet twice or thrice a day to get rid of whooping cough.
- Grind black pepper and flowers of Aakhda 10 grams each together. Take this preparation mixing with 2 grams honey before the meals. It is beneficial in whooping cough.
44. Cough:
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper and sugar-candy together to make the powder. Taking half spoon of this powder thrice a day gets rid of cough and hoarseness.
- Take 5 black peppers and 1\4 spoon ground dry ginger mixing with one spoon honey twice a day. Its use stops cough caused by phlegm.
- Grind 10 black peppers and mix honey in this powder. Licking this preparation regularly stops dry cough.
- Mix sugar-candy in carrot juice and boil it on fire until it thickens. Thereafter mix powder of black pepper in it. Take this preparation to get relief. Its use brings the phlegm out and provides relief.
- Lick 3 grams fine powder of black pepper and 3 grams powder of dry ginger mixing with honey. Its use gets rid of cough.
- Take black pepper mixing with honey and ghee twice a day. Its use provides relief.
- Make the powder by grinding black peppers and filter it through a cloth. Licking this powder mixing with honey twice a day provides relief.
- Grind black peppers with sugar-candy and lick it mixing with honey. Its use gets rid of cough and asthma. Its use brings the phlegm out.
- A person gets rid of cough by taking one spoon ground black pepper mixing with jiggery (gur).
- Make the powder by grinding 10 grams black pepper, 10 grams pomegranate peel, 20 grams small pepper and 5 grams impure carbonate of potash (Javakhar) together. Mix 100 grams jiggery (gur) in this powder and make tablets equal to gram of this mixture. The victim gets good relief in cough and throat’s irritation by sucking 2-2 tablets twice a day.
- Make a decoction by boiling black pepper and spongy cake (batasa). Drinking this decoction is an efficacious medicine in cough along with catarrh and ache in the body.
- Make fine powder by grinding 10 grams black pepper, 20 grams nutmeg, 6 grams cardamom, 5 grams pure camphor and one and half gram sal-ammonic together and store it into a bottle. Smelling this powder opens chocked nose and provides relief in cough and catarrh. It also gets rid of headache caused by cough and catarrh.
- Boil 4-5 black peppers, 1 spoon ginger marrow, 4-5 basil leaves and 2 cloves in one cup of water to preparer decoction. Mix a little loaf-sugar or sugar-candy in this decoction. Drinking this decoction twice a day is good medicine to get rid of cough.
- Taking ground black pepper mixing with pure ghee stops dry cough.
- Grind black pepper with liquorice and mix jiggery (gur) in it and make tablets equal to pea of above mixture. Taking 2 tablets twice a day stops cough.
- Mix 1 gram powder of black pepper, 10 grams ghee and 4 grams honey together. Taking this mixture twice a day provides relief in chronic cough.
45. Stye:
- Make fine powder by grinding black pepper, Indian berberin, and long peeper and dry ginger 10 grams each together. Put some water in this powder and make small tablets of this preparation then dry these tablets in shadow. Grind one tablet with water and apply it on the stye regularly. Its use provides quick relief.
- Grind black pepper with water and apply it upon the stye. This application provides quick relief. Although, the patient suffers from intensive pain as this paste is applied but it is very useful for the treatment of stye.
46. Eye diseases: If eyelid’s hair pricks in the eyes because of which the patient suffers from pain, first of all, uproot such hair with the help of any clip carefully. Filter ground black pepper through a cloth and mix jiggery and ground ruddle in it to make a paste. Apply this paste on that place from where hair was uprooted. Its use provides relief in eyes’ pain.
47. Blackening to hair: Sometimes, a person becomes the victim of white hair because of catarrh. Take 10 black peppers twice a day. Its use brings the phlegm out and gets rid of catarrh. White hair falls down and new hair grows there by the use of this medicine. This process should be continued for about one year. Beside it, mix powder of black pepper with sesame oil and apply in the hair. Its use makes white hair black.
48. Night blindness:
- Mix fine powder of black pepper in curd’s water. Apply this mixture in the eyes like collyrium twice a day for some months regularly. Its use gets rid of night blindness.
- Grind black pepper and mix curd in it. Apply this preparation in the eyes to get relief in night blindness and eyes’ itching.
- Take 5 seeds of black pepper mixing with ghee daily. Its use gets rid of night blindness.
- Grind black pepper, small pepper and dry ginger with honey. Apply this preparation in the eyes like collyrium to get relief soon in night blindness.
- Grind black pepper, Kamila and long peeper 5 grams each together and filter through a cloth. Apply this mixture in the eyes thrice a day. Its use provides relief in night blindness.
49. Dry cough:
- Make the powder by grinding 5 grams black pepper, 10 grams long peeper and 20 grams pomegranate seeds together. Mix jiggery (gur) in this powder and make small tablets equal to gram of this paste then dry them in shadow. Suck 1 tablet 3-4 times a day to get relief in dry cough.
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper and sugar-candy together. Mix a little pure ghee in this powder and make tablets equal to plum of this mixture. Suck 1-1 tablet 3-4 times a day. Its use gets rid of all the types of dry cough.
- Mix fine powder of black pepper with four folds jiggery (gur) and make small tablets of half gram of this paste. Take one tablet 3-4 times a day to get rid of all the types of dry cough along with throat irritation.
- Suck black pepper mixing with sugar-candy. Its use gets rid of throat irritation along with cough. It is a good medicine for hoarseness.
- Grind 10 grams black pepper and mix honey in it. Lick this mixture twice a day gets rid of dry cough. Boil black peppers in milk and drink it before sleeping at night. Its use gets rid of dry cough.
- Boil black pepper, ginger, sugar and ghee together. Take 12 to 24 grams this mixture twice a day. Its use gets rid of dry cough.
50. Prolapsus ani:
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper and black cumin seeds together. Give 360 to 720 milligrams of this powder mixing with honey to the child regularly. Its use gets rid of prolapsus ani.
- Make the powder by grinding 5 grams black pepper and 10 grams toasted cumin seeds together. Give this powder mixing with whey to the child twice a day to get relief in prolapsus ani.
51. Overeating: Grind 1 gram black pepper into fine powder. Taking this powder with water twice a day gets rid of overeating.
52. Mouth taste: If mouth taste is not well, chew 2 black peppers regularly for twice or thrice a day. Its use removes mouth sourness and the patient does not suffer from retching and stammering.
53. Hiccup:
- Lick the powder of black pepper mixing with honey. Its use gets rid of hiccup.
- Burn black pepper on grid and smell its smoke. Its use provides relief if a person suffers from excessive hiccup.
- Boil 15 corns of black pepper, 2 seeds of small cardamom and 8-10 spongy cake (batasa) in one cup of water until it remains half. Drink this preparation after filtering to get rid of hiccup. It is also used in the treatment of catarrh and cough.
- Chew dried black pepper with a few seeds of coriander. Its use stops hiccup.
- Take 1-2 grams powder of black pepper mixing with 5 to 10 grams sugar twice a day. Its use provides relief.
- A person does not suffer from hiccup by licking the powder of black pepper mixing with honey.
54. Stammering and lisping:
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper and sal-ammoniac 5 grams each together. Mix 50 grams honey in this powder after filtering. Rub 3 grams this mixture on the tongue and allow to saliva to fall twice a day. This process should be followed some days. It gets rid of stammering and makes the tongue clean.
- Grind 7-8 seeds of black pepper and almonds with water. Thereafter mix sugar-candy in this preparation. Take this preparation on empty stomach in the morning to get rid of stammering.
55. Retention of urine: Grind black pepper with cucumber (khira or kakdi) seeds. Take this preparation to get rid of this disease. The patient urinates easily.
56. Backache: Make the powder by grinding black pepper, dry ginger, kernels of bondue nut and purple fleabane 10 grams each, 2 peels of myrolelans and 5 grams dry grapes together and filter it. Taking 3 grams this powder with water regularly is a good remedy for the treatment of backache. Besides it, oil should be rubbed all over the body.
57. Piles:
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper and black cumin seeds together to make the powder. Taking 360 to 720 milligrams this powder mixing with honey twice a day gets rid of piles. The warts of piles fall down by drying after the use of this medicine.
- Grind 11 black peppers with equal number of aloe vera’s leaves and mix 62 ml water in it. Drink this water daily in the morning to get rid of piles caused by flatulence.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper and cumin seeds together and mix a little rock salt in this preparation. Taking this powder mixing with whey regularly for some days gets rid of piles.
- Dry 3 grams black pepper, 5 grams long pepper, 10 grams dry ginger and 20 grams telgue potato together. Make fine powder by grinding above things and mix 200 grams jiggery (gur) in it. Make tablets equal to Indian plum of this above mixture. Take one tablet mixing with water or milk twice a day. Its use gets rid of piles and blood piles.
58. Sprue:
- Grind black pepper, bark of lead wort’s root and rock salt 10 grams each together to make the powder. Taking 3 grams this powder with whey is good remedy for the treatment of sprue.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, root of lead wort and black salt together. Take 3 to 10 grams this powder after filtering with whey. Its use gets rid of blood amoebic dysentery.
59. Irregularity of menstrual excretion: Take fine powder of 4-5 black peppers mixing with one spoon honey regularly for about 20-25 days. Its use makes menstrual excretion normal.
60. Dysmenorrhoea: Grind 1 gram black pepper and 3 grams powder of soap nut together. Taking this powder with water reduces the pain of menstrual excretion.
61. Amenorrhoea: Grind black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper, black sesamem 10 grams each and 60 grams old jiggery (gur) together and make 3 dosages of this mixture. Taking these dosages regulates chocked menstrual excretion.
62. Bulging out of the tummy: Make the powder by grinding 30 grams black pepper, 30 grams aloe vera, 20 grams caraway and 5 grams toasted borax together. Make small tablets of this powder after filtering. Take one tablet twice a day. Its use reduces the size of the stomach.
63. Elongation of the uvula:
- Make a decoction by boiling powder of black pepper in water. Gargling with this decoction twice a day gets rid of elongation of the uvula.
- Rub the powder of dry ginger or black pepper or impure carbonate of potash on the half tongue. Its use cures this disease named elongation of the uvula.
64. Paralysis:
- Boil about 50 grams ground black pepper in 200 ml oil. Apply this preparation after cooking on the affected part. Its use provides relief.
- Mix ground black pepper in mustard oil and rub it on the affected part. Its use provides relief.
- Mix 1 spoon ground black pepper and 3 spoons pure ghee together to make a paste. Apply this paste on the afflicted organ to get quick relief.
- Mix powder of black pepper in oil and rub it on the affected part. Its use gets rid of paralysis.
65. Fistula: Grind 10 black peppers and 5 grams catechu together. Apply this mixture on the fistula provides to get relief in pain.
66. Indigestion (Weakness of the digestion power):
- Make the powder by grinding 4 corns of black pepper, 4 cloves and 2 pinches black salt together. Boil this powder in half cup of water and drink. Its use increases digestion power and the patient sleeps soundly.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, dry ginger, big myrolelans, pomegranate seed, lead wort root, black salt and toasted asafetida 10 grams each together. Take 1\4 spoon this powder with lukewarm water after taking meals twice a day. its use gets rid of indigestion.
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper, dry ginger, long pepper, cumin seed and rock salt together to make the powder. Take about 2 grams this powder after meal. Its use enhances to the digestion power.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, myrolelans, long pepper, dry ginger, pure poison nut, pure asafetida and sulphur together. Mix lemon’s juice in this above powder and make small tablets of 240 milligrams of this preparation. Take 1-1 tablet after the meals twice a day. Its use ends the weakness of digestion power and the patient does not suffer from stomachache.
- Make the powder by grinding 4 seeds of black pepper, 2 cloves, one pinch rock salt, 1 spoon caraway, half spoon of dry mint and 2 spoons big cardamom together. Take half spoon this powder mixing with water after the meal. Its use gets rid of indigestion and enhances digestion power.
- Take the powder of a few black peppers with ginger and rock salt before meals. Its use makes digestion normal.
- Mix fresh mint, kharik, black pepper, rock salt, asafetida, grapes and cumin seeds together and prepare sauce of this mixture. Mix a little juice of lemon in this sauce and take. Its use removes the vapidity of mouth and eliminates stomach gas. It also makes digestion system active.
67. Stone: Grind 5 grams black pepper and 10 grams contry borage herb in 50 ml water. Taking this mixture with water twice a day for about 10-15 days dissolves the kidney stone and throws it out.
68. Leucorrhoea: Grind equal quantity of black pepper, small pepper, costus root, asparagees, rock salt and kidney bean together. Put a little water in this mixture and make a long wick (batti) of this preparation. Keep this wick into the vagina before sleeping at night. Its use provides relief in leucorrhoea.
69. Acidity: Grind black pepper and rock salt according to taste. Take half spoon this mixture twice a day to get rid of acidity.
70. Phlegm:
- Grind 30 neem leaves and 5 black peppers together. Taking this preparation stops cough and brings the phlegm out.
- Grind 30 black peppers and boil it in 2 cups of water until it remains 1\4 portion then filter it and mix 1 spoon honey in it. Taking this mixture twice a day stops cough and brings the phlegm chocked in the throat out.
- Grind 10 black peppers and 15 basil leaves together and mix honey in it. Lick this preparation thrice a day. Its use brings the phlegm out and makes the throat clear.
71. Stomach enlargement after delivery: Make the powder by grinding black pepper, long peeper, pepper root, orris root, lead wort, chhabila, nut grass, barbreng, cedar, triphlala, costus root, marmuki, aniseed, schott (Gajpipal), oval leaved rose way 5 grams each and 12 grams indian jalap together. Filter above powder and mix old jiggery (gur) in it. Make tablets equal to pea of above this mixture and dry them in shadow. Take 1 tablet with water daily in the morning for about 15-20 days. Its use ends stomach flabbiness and tightens to the stomach.
72. Stomach worms:
- Grind 10 corns of black pepper with 25 grams mint and mix in 1 glass of water. Drink this water regularly for about 4 days. Its use ends stomach worms.
- Take 1 gram ground black pepper with whey. This medicine destroys stomach worms.
- Take 1 gram powder of black pepper with whey. It is good remedy if there are worms in the stomach.
73. Cold and catarrh:
- Take half spoon powder of black pepper and one spoon sugar-candy mixing with one cup of hot milk thrice a day. This medicine provides relief in cold and catarrh.
- Chew 10 black peppers followed by hot milk before sleeping at night. Its use gets rid of catarrh within 1-2 days.
- Grind 6 grams black pepper and mix 30 grams jiggery (gur) or sugar in it. Take this mixture mixing with 60 grams curd twice a day for 5 days. Its use is beneficial in chronic catarrh. The patient does not become the victim of catarrh soon after its use.
- Mix black pepper and spongy cake (batasa) together and make a decoction by boiling all mixture. Drink this decoction to get relief in catarrh. Its use ends the heaviness of the brain.
- Lick ground black peppers mixing with honey. Its use gets rid of cough, cold and catarrh.
- Boil 5 seeds of black pepper and 10 basil leaves in water. Mix some jiggery (gur) and pure ghee or rock salt in above mixture. Take this preparation to get relief in catarrh. If the child has been suffering from catarrh, boil basil leaves in milk instead of water and give it to the child. Its use provides relief.
- Make a decoction by boiling equal quantity of black pepper, liquorice, wild violet, onosma bracteatum (Gajva), pal onosma bracteatum, dry leaves of basil, jujub, dry grapes and sugar-candy together. Drink this decoction twice a day if you want to get rid of catarrh.
- Boil 7 corns of black pepper in water and take. Its use ends catarrh.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, red cardamom, dry ginger, basil seeds, and coriander and cumin seeds properly. Take one spoon this powder twice a day to get relief.
- Make a decoction by boiling black pepper, basil, liquorice, red cardamom and ginger in water. Filter this decoction and mix honey in it. Drink this decoction twice a day to get rid of catarrh caused by any reason.
- If the patient has been suffering from fever along with catarrh, boil 5-6 corns of black pepper, 7 leaves of basil, 2 cloves, 1 small burl of ginger, half spoon cumin seed and 1 big cardamom in one cup of water until it remains half. Filter this preparation and mix a little sugar-candy in it. Drink this preparation to get rid of fever along with catarrh.
- Grind 10-15 seeds of black pepper with sugar-candy and mix in hot milk. Drink this milk to get quick relief in catarrh.
- Boil 7 corns of black pepper and 7 grams viola odorata (banfasa) in about 250 ml water until it remains 1\4 then mix sugar in it. Drink this preparation twice a day. Its use provides relief in cough and catarrh.
- Grind 3 grams black pepper with about 50 grams curd. Mix 20 grams old jiggery (gur) in the above mixture and take it regularly. Its use gets rid of catarrh.
- Grind 5 grams wild violet (banfasa) and 5 black peppers together. Take this mixture with hot milk to get rid of catarrh.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, dry ginger, lead wort, long pepper, leaves of silver fir, cumin seeds, cardamom, cinnamon and cassia together. Take one pinch of this powder with honey thrice a day. Its use provides relief.
74. Varicose veins: Grind 15 to 20 grams root of small wild egg plant and 7 black peppers together. Mix this preparation in one cup of water and take. Its use is good remedy of this disease. The patient gets relief within 7 days.
75. Problem in mouth palate: Make the powder by grinding black pepper, orris root, rock salt, long pepper, padh and fragrant (kevrimotha) together. Mix honey in this powder and rub it on the mouth palate. Its use is beneficial in palate problem.
76. Sperm disability:
- Shuffle the leaves of gondi with black pepper like syrup. Take this preparation regularly for 21 days. Its use makes the sperm thick.
- Boil the powder of 8-10 black peppers in one glass of milk properly. Drink this milk twice a day. Its use ends the disability of sperm.
77. Wound:
- Take the root of salvia plebeian (Satthi) plant and black pepper mixing with ghee twice a day. Its use heals the wound soon.
- A wounded person should use fool tutiya, kamala, murdasan, ruddle, white catechu, niter, black pepper and leaves of henna. First of all, boil henna leaves in 180 ml mustard oil. Grind other medicines together and sieve through a cloth. There after mix oil in the powder to make a paste. Apply this paste on the wounds after cleansing daily. All wounds heal up soon.
78. Stomachache:
- Make sauce by grinding 2 black peppers and 4 spoons seeds of pomegranate together. Lick this sauce twice a day. Its use gets rid of stomachache.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, asafetida and dry ginger 2 grams each together. Taking this powder twice a day provides relief in stomachache.
- Grind black pepper, dry ginger, pepper, fives salt, alkali and a little quantity of purgative croton together. Dry this preparation in shadow and store it into a bottle. Take half spoon this powder twice a day to get relief in stomachache and its use heals the wound up.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, asafetida and dry ginger together. Taking half spoon of this powder with warm water twice a day provides relief.
- Mix ginger juice and lemon juice in 1 gram powder of black pepper. Taking this mixture gets rid of stomachache.
- Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of dry ginger, asafetida and black pepper together. Take one spoon this powder mixing with warm water. Its use provides relief in stomachache.
- Make the powder by grinding black pepper, gums of silk cotton (mochras) and aloe 1 tunk each (a quantity) together. Take 6 grams this powder with water. Its use provides relief in stomachache and other diseases of the stomach.
79. Unconsciousness:
- Make fine powder by grinding black peppers and bind it in a cloth. Unconsciousness breaks by smelling this packet.
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper, pulp of Indian plum, poppy and cobra saffron together. Dissolve this preparation in water and give it to the patient for drinking. Its use provides relief.
- Make fine powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, honey, rock salt and red arsenic together. Drop this powder into the nostrils of the patient. Unconsciousness breaks soon by its use.
- Grind black pepper and basil leaves together. Smelling this preparation breaks unconsciousness caused by hysteria.
- Grind equal quantity of black pepper, red arsenic, bassia latifolia, rock salt and orris root together. all the types of unconsciousness breaks by smelling this preparation mixing with water.
- Put the powder of black pepper in any pipe and whiff near about the nose of the patient. Its use breaks unconsciousness.
- Apply the powder of black pepper in the eyes. Its use breaks unconsciousness. Whiff the powder of black pepper into the nostrils of the patient. Unconsciousness breaks by sneezing.
80. Anuria and dysuria: Grind 5 black peppers and 10 grams onosma echioides (Ratanjot) with water. Mix sugar in above mixture and take. Its use ends anuria and dysuria.
81. Diabetes mellitus: Take 5-6 corns of black pepper, 4-5 seeds of currant and 4-5 seeds of pistachio twice a day. Its use gets rid of diabetes mellitus.
82. Memory weakness: Make the powder by grinding about 5 grams black pepper and 50 grams Indian penny wort together. Take 3 grams of this powder with water or milk daily in the morning. Its use enhances memory power.
83. Brain disability:
- Grind 7 corns of black pepper and 7 grams Chois (Sankhahuli) together like syrup and mix sugar-candy in it. Take this mixture. Its use destroys the germs of the stomach and enhances memory power.
- Make the powder by grinding about 10 grams black pepper, 20 grams nutmeg, 6 grams cardamom, 3 grams pure camphor and one and half gram sal-ammoniac together. The phlegm choked in the brain comes out by smelling this powder. Its use also enhances memory power.
- Soak 7 corn of black pepper, 7 almond seeds and 7 grams Indian penny wort in 200 ml water in the night. Grind this soaked mixture in the morning and mix loaf-sugar in it after filtering. Take this preparation on empty stomach regularly for about 15-20 days. Its use ends the weakness of the brain.
84. Boil of the head:
- Apply ground black pepper on the boils when it is in early stage. The boil disappears by its use.
- Grind 7 black peppers and 10 grams thistle with water. Its use removes boils and pimples as well as itching and ringworms.
85. Cracked heels: Grind equal quantity of black pepper, resin and catechu together. Mix 4 spoons pure ghee and 4 spoons jasmine oil in above mixture. Boil this mixture and fill it into a bottle. Apply this mixture on the heels after cleansing them daily. Its use provides relief a lot.
86. Cholera:
- Grind 1 gram black pepper and 10 grams leaves of pigeon pea together. Take this preparation regularly. Its use gets rid of cholera soon.
- Grind 1 part powder of black pepper and 1 part toasted asafetida together. Mix 2 parts pure camphor in the above mixture and make tablets of 2 grams of this preparation. Give one tablet at the regular interval of half an hour. Its use provides relief in cholera soon.
87. Weakness of the heart : Make the powder by grinding 10 grams black pepper and 10 grams tinospora together. Take 3 grams this powder with lukewarm water regularly. Its use ends the weakness of the heart.
88. Locomotor altaxia : Rub oil of black pepper on the feet at least twice a day. Its use provides relief in locomotor altaxia and makes the feet strong.
89. Achordynia (spasm of the hands and feet): Grind black pepper with onion juice and take. This medicine ends achordynia.
90. Hysteria: Burn 3-4 corns of black pepper and smell its smoke. Its use breaks unconsciousness caused by hysteria.
91. Chicken pox: Chew 5 new and soft leaves (Kopal) of neem with 2 black peppers and a little sugar-candy in the morning. This medicine gets rid of chicken pox. Or grind above medicines and take with betel-leaf. Its use provides relief in chicken pox.
92. Jaundice: Take the powder of black pepper with whey regularly for about 5-7 weeks. Its use provides quick relief.
93. Epilepsy:
- Grind black pepper with water and drop its 3 drops into the nostrils. Its use breaks unconsciousness caused by epilepsy.
- Grind 2 black peppers and half stone of bassia latifolia with water. Drop this mixture into the patient’s nose. Unconsciousness breaks by its use.
- Grind black pepper and leaves of large flowered agati’s tree with cow urine. The patient of epilepsy gets rid of this disease by smelling this mixture.
- Soak equal quantity of black pepper, dry ginger and long pepper in milk of milk-hedge (Saehund) for 20 days. Grind this mixture with water and smell. Its use provides a lot of relief in this disease named epilepsy.
94. Elephantiasis:
- Grind black pepper with cow urine to make a paste. Apply this paste on the feet. Its use provides relief.
- Grind black pepper on a stone piece and apply it on the feet to get relief.
- Sucking black pepper daily is beneficial in the disease named elephantiasis.
95. Leprosy:
- Grind 20 grams leaves of albizzia lebbeck benth (Siras) and 2 grams black pepper together and mix water in it. Take this mixture regularly for about 40 days to get relief in leprosy.
- Grind the leaves of bondue-nut and leadwort, black pepper and rock salt together. Take this mixture with curd. Its use gets rid of leprosy.
96. Heads ringworm: Grind black pepper with onion and salt. Apply this mixture on the ringworm. This application removes the ringworm. New hair grows on the bald patches caused by ringworm. Besides it, mix the powder of black pepper and salt in onion juice. The use of this preparation removes the ringworms head’s ringworm.
97. Anemia: Make the powder by grinding black pepper and mixa little powder of rock salt in it. Cut a tomato and sprinkle above powder on tomato. Eat this tomato to cure anemia. Its use increases the glow of the face.
98. White flecks: Mix a little ground black pepper in vinegar and apply it on the white flecks. White flecks disappear by the use of this application.
99. To check bleeding: Grind 3-4 soft leaves of night jasmine (Parijat) with 7 black peppers and mix water in it. Take this mixture to stop bleeding caused by scratching and cutting. This medicine also prevents bleeding from the wound.
100. For glow and softness of the skin: Take 10 ground black peppers with one spoon ghee daily in the morning for 2 months regularly. Its use ends the dryness of the skin and skin becomes soft. It also enhances the glow of the face.
101. Children diseases:
- Make a decoction by boiling dry ginger, black pepper and rock salt together. Mix jiggery in this decoction and give it to the child in lukewarm state. Its use provides quick relief in cough.
- Mix pure ghee with black pepper and heat them. Give this mixture to the child. Its use reduces the swelling caused by any reason.
- Make fine powder by grinding 10 grams toasted poppy, 2 grams rock salt and 1 gram black pepper together. Give 240 milligrams of this powder with honey to the child 3-4 times a day. Its use brings the phlegm out and gets rid of cough.
- Make the powder by grinding 1 part black pepper, 2 parts dry ginger and 4 parts jiggery (gur) together. Give this powder with jiggery (gur) or whey to the child (according to age strength). Its use provides relief in blood amoebic dysentery.
- If the child has been suffering from excessive sneezing, watery nose and one side choked nose, give the powder of black pepper to the child for smelling. Its use provides quick relief.
- Black pepper powder is useful in diarrhoea. Give 120 to 240 milligrams powder of black pepper mixing with jiggery to the child followed by lukewarm water. Its use provides relief in catarrh.
- Grind the powder of black pepper and a little quantity of musk together. Apply this mixture with saliva on the outer eyelids. Its use abates fever.
- Give the powder of black pepper mixing with warm water to the child. Its use abates fever gradually.
- Make fine powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, pure opium and toasted asafetida (with ghee) together. Mix little water in this powder and make small tablets equal to 120 milligrams of this above mixture. Give 1 tablet with breast’s milk to the child at the regular interval of two hour. Its use abates fever.
- Grind 2 black peppers and 2 leaves of basil together. Give this preparation mixing with honey to the child thrice a day. This medicine abates fever.
102. Inflammation of the throat: Gargle with the decoction of black pepper twice or thrice a day. Its use gets rid of throat inflammation.
103. Nerves sores: Make a paste by grinding black pepper, rock salt, lead wort, flavieria repanda, mudar, cobra saffron, turmeric and Indian berberry with water. Mix four folds sesame oil than the paste and four folds water than the sesame oil in the above paste. Boil this preparation until oil remains only then filter it and fill. Apply this oil on the affected organ. Its use heals the wounds of nerves caused by vatta and kapha.
104. Swelling of the body:
- Give the powder of 4-5 black peppers with a little piece of butter to the child. Its use reduces the swelling of the body.
- Boil black pepper, purging nut, dry ginger, indian jalap, long pepper and lead wort about 4 grams each in one cup of water until half cup water remains then mix one pinch rock salt in it. Drink this preparation to reduce the swelling of the body.
- Mix equal quantity of black pepper and flowers of Vartaak together. Apply this mixture on the body like paste. It works as antiphlogistic.
- Take black pepper with 7 milliliters juice of beel tree leaves twice a day. Its use reduces the swelling caused by water.
105. Scrofula:
- Grind the leaves of Negro coffee plant and 4 black peppers together. Apply this mixture on the throat tumors. Its use provides relief.
- Make a decoction by boiling black pepper and hoarse-gram together. Drink this decoction to get rid of scrofula.
106. Throat’s swelling:
- Take 1 pinch black pepper mixing with half spoon ghee and a little ground sugar-candy. Its use gets rid of swelling and hoarseness of the throat.
- Grind black pepper, aniseed, black dry grapes, wild violet and quince seeds together. Boil this mixture in one cup of water until it remains half. Drink this preparation by mixing sugar. Its use gets rid of all diseases of the throat.
107. Tonsillitis: Make the powder by grinding equal quantity of black pepper, costus root, rock salt, pepper, padh and fragrant together and fill it into a bottle. Mix honey in this powder and apply it on the cheeks and throat. Its use reduces the swelling of the tonsils and normalizes their size.
108. Hoarseness:
- Chew black pepper with sugar-candy. Its use makes the throat clean. Or make the powder by grinding black peppers with sugar-candy. Suck 1-1 pinch this powder 3-4 times a day. Its use makes the throat clean soon.
- Mix ground black pepper and ghee in water. Take this mixture during meal. Its use provides relief in hoarseness.
- Take fine powder of black pepper mixing with ghee and sugar. Its use gets rid of hoarseness.
Black Pepper Side Effects & Allergies:
Black pepper is generally safe when consumed in small to moderate quantities, but can cause some side effects if consumed in excess or by certain individuals.
Major Side Effects
- Heartburn – Consuming large amounts of black pepper may trigger heartburn or acid reflux in some people.
- Respiratory issues – Inhaling large quantities of black pepper can irritate lungs.
Minor Side Effects
- Stomach discomfort – Some individuals may experience a burning feeling in their stomach after eating a lot of black pepper.
- Eye irritation – Getting black pepper in eyes can cause burning and redness.
- Medication interactions – Black pepper may interact with certain medications like blood thinners and NSAIDs. Those taking medications should consult their doctor before consuming large amounts.
Special Populations
- Pregnant women – Some report gastrointestinal discomfort from black pepper during pregnancy. Should be consumed in moderation.
- Breastfeeding mothers – Some nursing mothers have shown mild allergic symptoms to black pepper.
So in summary, black pepper is generally safe in normal culinary uses but can cause problems if consumed in extreme excess or by sensitive individuals. Those with known pepper allergies should avoid it altogether.
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Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and should not be considered medical advice. Always consult with a qualified healthcare professional before starting any new herbal treatment.