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Black Pepper
Common Name | Black Pepper |
Genus / Species | Piper nigrum |
Part Used | Seed |
Energetics | Spicy, hot |
Meridians | Kidney, spleen, stomach |
Active Constituents | Volatile oils including beta-bisabolene, camphene, beta-caryophyllene and many other terpenes and sesquiterpenes Alkaloids including piperine Protein Minerals |
Medicinal Uses | Circulatory stimulant Mild diuretic Diaphoretic Sinuses Cerebral stimulant Reduces infection Antidotes poisons Astringent |