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pepper - medicinal properties pepper from piper nigrum is one of the oldest and world's most important spice. black pepper is the dried fruit of piper nigrum l. native of malabar coast of south western india; pepper is also called the king of spices. pepper is used in certain tonic and rubefacient preparations
and also used as flavour ingredient in most major food products including non alcoholic beverages, candies, baked foods, meat and meat products, cheese, condiments and relishes. the fruits are acrid, bitter, carminative, aphrodisiac, diuretic, digestive and stimulant. they are useful for arthritis,...
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