Friday, November 25, 2011

Long pepper


Long pepper

English name: Long pepper
Scientific name: Piper longum L.
Useable organs: Seed and root,
Uses:
1)  Indigestions and abdominal emphysema: 1-2 gm seed powder with rock salt and water, two times a day after diet reduces stomach swelling and increases digestive power.
2)  Cough and asthma: Licking of one gm seed powder with honey cures cough and asthma.
3) Adiposis: Fat degeneration is reduced by 50 gm seed powder swallowed with honey and a cup of hot water. The dose is to be taken 15 minutes after diet.
Long pepper
4) Long pepper crush plus black pepper crush swallowed with liquefied starch of rice (what is extracted from rice during cooking) increases liver’s and spleen’s functions, appetite (desire for food) and blood corpuscles of a progenitress.
Doses:
 500-1000 mg crush,
Precaution:
 Excessive doses should be avoided, otherwise it may cause headache.