The efficacy and effects of pepper

September 1, 2023
Pepper is a common condiment we use, the smell is aromatic, especially suitable for putting into the soup to enhance the freshness, but also can warm the intestines and stomach, disperse the cold, then what is the efficacy and role of pepper?

Warming the middle and dispersing cold

Pepper is warm and good at warming the middle and dispersing cold, and is good for relieving cold pain in the stomach and abdomen caused by stomach cold, intestinal tinnitus and diarrhea, and can promote sweating and treat wind and cold.

Lowering Qi

Pepper has a good effect of lowering Qi. According to the "herbal reading": pepper, can declare can be dispersed, open up the chest cold phlegm cold, although hot and dry products, but very can lower the gas, so eaten that feel the chest and diaphragm open and refreshing.

Eliminate phlegm

Pepper also has the effect of eliminating phlegm. The Tang Materia Medica: the main down the qi, warm, remove phlegm, in addition to the internal organs in the wind and cold. People with cold lungs and phlegm can add white pepper to lamb soup to warm the lungs and resolve phlegm.

Help digestion

The main component of pepper is piperine, also contains a certain amount of aromatic oil, crude protein, crude fat and soluble nitrogen, can dispel fishy, greasy, digestive; its aromatic smell can make people appetite, enhance appetite.

Pain relief

Pepper is pungent and hot, and enters the stomach and large intestine meridians. It is good at warming the middle and dispersing cold, moving Qi and relieving pain. It can be used to treat pain from fear of cold and pain in the heart and abdomen. Pepper can also treat tooth pain from floating heat, because pepper belongs to the pure Yang, dispersing less Yin sinking cold, in addition to the upper attack of floating heat, warming the meridians, so treat tooth pain.

Detoxification of food poison

Pepper can detoxify fish and shrimp meat. The "Sun Hua Zi Materia Medica" said: "detoxification of all fish, meat, turtle, mushroom poison." Food stale, accidental poisoning, or eat poisonous mushrooms, are available pepper to detoxify its poison. And there are pepper dishes are less likely to spoil, indicating that pepper also has the role of antiseptic and antibacterial.
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