A Photo a Day from Planet Earth: Piper Nigrum

Friday, 1 February 2008

Piper Nigrum

"Did any of us know that Piper Nigrum or black pepper is so important as a medicine and can be used to treat cholera, general weakness of the body, loss of appetite, arthritis, piles, and skin irritation?". Taken by Indipets

3 comments:

Anonymous said...: Amazing to see the plant itself when I happily consume the spice every day!!! Thanks; Saturday, 02 February, 2008
Aisha said...: I didn't know that!; Thursday, 14 February, 2008
Anonymous said...: We synthesised amid alkaloid compound contained in piper nigrum roots......; Monday, 25 February, 2008

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