BLACK PEPPER HEALTH BENEFITS BY DR.KRISHNA

INTRODUCTION:

Sanskrit name     :    Krishna,Kola,Mrishta,Katuka etc..

English Name     :    Common Pepper, Black Pepper,Pepper

Hindi Name        :    Mirch,Kalimirch,Gulmirch

Telugu Name      :     Miriyalu

Marathi Name    :    Mirin, Kalamiri

Medicinal Propreties acc to Ayurveda:

Rasa (Taste)                  :         Katu (Pungent)

Guna (qualitie )            :        Laghu (lightness), Teekshna (strong), Sukshma – enters deep and minute body channels

Vipaka                           :        Katu (Undergoes pungent taste conversion after digestion)

Veerya                           :       Ushna (Hot potency)

Effect on Tridosha       :       Helps to Balance Kapha and Vata

Dosage                         :       powder(250 mg – 2 grams) in divided doses per day

INDICATIONS:

Headache:

Add 1/4 teaspoon of black pepper powder in milk and drink it.

Running nose and cough:

1)Add 3 to 4 leaves of tulasi and One or two pinches of peper powder in boiled milk. Drink this formula for two to three times in a day.
2)Black pepper mixed with home-made butter and sugar given to children is helps to improve digestion and gives relief from cough and cold.

Cold and fever.:

Prepare tea with 4-5 Black peppers, 8-10 Holi Basil leaves, 2-3 cloves, one piece of Ginger and 1-2 cardamoms in a glass of water and boil it.This tea helps to cure cold and fever.

Cough:

This powder is most effective in Cough problems. Take one teaspoon of honey and 2 pinch of black pepper powder mix it well.Lick this paste 3 to 4 times a day.

 Asthama :

For asthama make decoction with black pepper, tulsi leaves, dry ginger, long pepper, clove and pomegranate peel and drink it .Dosage 20 to 25 ml twice or thrice daily.

Cough with expectoration and dyspnoea:

Black pepper with sugar and warm ghee gives relief in cough with expectoration and dyspnoea.

Respiratory disorders:

For respiratory disorders add one tsp of black pepper powder in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it twice daily.

Hoarsness of voice:

Add some amount of black pepper powder in 1tsp of honey and consume it twice daily

Gums swelling:

 Add black pepper powder in a glass of water and boil it.Gargle this decoction to cure gum swelling and pain.

Hiccups:

sprinkle some amount of salt,sugar and black pepper powder on lemon slice and lick it until the hiccups stop.

Gastric problem:

Half piece of lemon juice, half spoon of black pepper powder and black salt in a glass of water mix it well.Drink it daily once or thrice in a week.

Stomachache:

To get releive from stomachache drink lemon juice by adding black pepper powder and ginger.

For malaria: 

Make a paste with 1/4 spoon of Black Pepper powder with 1/2 spoon of  Holi Basil leaves paste (Tulasi) and 1 tsp honey. Lick this paste to get rid of malarial fever.

Diuretic action:

It has diuretic action so by consuming this it helps to stimulate the production of urine in kidneys.

Hydrocele:

Make decoction with 15gms of Solanum xanthocarpum roots and 5 pieces of black pepper.Drink it twice a day for 10 days.

Obesity:

Pound one Betel leaf with 10 grains of black pepper and consume it with cold water for at least two months.



                                                                                                            Your's
                                                                                                            Dr.krishna's