Black Pepper

Along with salt, pepper is one of the oldest and best-known spices. Left on the vine until about half ripe and just before they turn red, the peppercorns are then picked and allowed to dry. It is at this stage that they turn black in color and develop a deep robust flavor with hints of fruit and spiciness. Grind fresh on top of grilled meats, vegetables, salsas, etc.

Black Pepper Benefits:

There are vast health benefits attributed to black pepper. For hundreds of years, it has been a key element in a wide variety of natural remedies from mixtures used to detoxify and clear the skin to massage oils that are popular in Ayurvedic treatments. From herbal tinctures to beauty treatments, black pepper certainly has more uses than most people would even dream of. There are almost countless health benefits black pepper is believed to possess, some of which include the ability to relieve:

• Respiratory disorders
• Coughs
• Common cold
• Constipation
• Indigestion
• Anemia
• Impotency
• Muscular strains
• Dental disease
• Pyorrhea
• Diarrhea
• Heart disease

One of the most beneficial effects of black pepper is that it enhances bio-availability. In other words, it helps your body to more efficiently transport and absorb other healthy foods that you consume, making those nutrients more accessible and available to your system as a whole.