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Pepper And Its Properties

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Pepper also called the ‘King of spices’ is a dried unripe fruit grown in the plant called Piper Nigrum. Pepper possess many health friendly properties. Pepper has extensive applications in the culinary  industries. It thrives in countries like India, Malaysia, Brazil, Indonesia, Vietnam etc because of its hot and humid climate. Kerala state is the biggest producer of pepper in India followed by Karnataka.  Pepper is one of the most revenue generating spice in the spice’s industry of India. It is because of  its illness curing property. Climate as well as the demand affect the price of pepper. Pepper becomes double strong when it is blended with turmeric. Pepper is high-powered when  consumed without cooking. Pepper is antibacterial. The outcome is doubled when taken in with  honey. Pepper is always a catalyst to good health.Some of the properties of pepper are as follows: 1: Treats CDs  (cognitive disorders): Pepper can be used to treat cognitive disorders like le

Kanthari Chilli : Homely Medicine for Cholesterol

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                                  When there was no Boost and Horlicks, the health secret of    Malayali’s Energy was Pazhankanji and Kanthari, at that time cholesterol never showed the courage to enter any Malayali Homes. New lifestyles and fast food culture have significant role in making the younger generation of people unhealthy and leading them to the high risks of cholesterol, Diabetes, Blood pressure etc.                               Many of our old grandparents, are partial physicians providing first aid medicines and solution to common human diseases. They were rich in knowledge about the medicinal plants and its quick results, so they used to plant many of such medicinal plants in home itself like Thulasi, Kanthari, Ginger, and Turmeric and so on. Today we discuss the medicinal importance of Kanthari chillies or Bird’s eye chillies in controlling Cholesterol. How Kanthari Chilli Respond to cholesterol?            Kanthari mulaku (Capsicum frutesce