Mirch Siah | (100gm) | مرچ سیاہ

Description

Mirch Siah or black pepper at sknatural is dried unripe fruit of Piper nigrum Linn. It belongs to family “Piperaceae”.  This is warm and dry in third order. If you have pain in stomach or abdomen just take 7 pieces of black pepper with some fennel. This will relieve the pain.

Other names:

• Arabic Name: Filfil Aswad
• Urdu Name: Filfil Siyah, Kali Mirch, Gol-Mirch
• English Name: Black Pepper

Properties:

Stimulant (particularly of the taste buds), sialagogue, carminative, stomachic, alterative (antiperiodic and rubefacient), febrifuge and appetizing. Piperine, the active component is referred as antipyretic (antiperiodic), emmenagoguge, detersive and rubefacient.

Recommende dosage:

350 mg. – 1.25 g. Described as harmful for individuals with warm temperament and for those suffering from pharyngeal disorders.

Medicinal uses:

Mirch Siah garners global renown as a culinary spice and condiment. People often recommend it for various gastric ailments, including cholera, dyspepsia, flatulence, and diarrhea. An infusion of black pepper (1 in 80) acts as a useful stimulant gargle for relieving relaxed sore throat and related hoarseness. Additionally, when applied externally as a paste with water, it alleviates toothache.

In cases of intermittent fever and flatulent dyspepsia, experts recommend approximately 15 grams of black pepper. It undergoes boiling overnight in a small amount of water, then cooled and used in the morning for a period of 7 days. Furthermore, the utilization of black pepper confection proves beneficial for conditions of rectal relaxation associated with prolapse.

Black pepper also serves as a detersive, absorbent, and rubefacient agent. People apply it over patches in vitiligo and leucoderma and massage it onto painful areas for its analgesic properties. When combined with gum (of fir/zift), individuals apply it over blind ulcers to facilitate resolution. Similarly, it relieves inflammations of phlegmatic origin when applied externally.

Chewing black pepper with raisins (muwaiz) helps halt unwanted secretion of cephalic origin. Externally, individuals apply it over the spleen region with acetic acid to resolve inflammations. Moreover, formulations like Jawarish Jalinus, Jawarish Kamuni, and similar preparations include black pepper for tonifying the digestive organs. When combined with honey, it serves as a linctus for phlegmatic cough and asthma. Additionally, it plays a corrective role in formulations containing cold drugs.