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Black pepper (scientific name: Piper nigrum) is a hot, pungent spice with a host of health benefits. In fact, it is used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine. It has an active component called piperine that gives black pepper its characteristic taste.
Whilst it is best known as a household spice, black pepper has been used extensively as a medicine by our ancestors extract. Piperine or black pepper extract contains the active compound piperine, which is thought to be responsible for much of black pepperâs health benefits. Extracted from the black pepper fruit, cultivated in nutrient-rich soil regions of southern India, the delicate berries are harvested and sun dried for optimum quality.