White Pepper Warms the Stomach
In early spring, people are most susceptible to colds. Pepper is effective for treating colds caused by exposure to wind and cold. Grinding fresh pepper and boiling it with brown sugar water for oral consumption yields excellent results and a pleasant taste. Generally, white pepper has slightly higher medicinal value and a lesser seasoning effect compared to black pepper. Its flavor is spicier than black pepper, thus making it more effective at dispelling cold and strengthening the stomach. For those with a cold lung and excessive phlegm, white pepper can be added to mutton soup to warm the lungs and resolve phlegm. Some people experience stomach pain due to a deficient and cold stomach and intestines. When stewing meat, adding ginseng and Atractylodes macrocephala along with some white pepper for seasoning not only dispels cold but also provides a warming and tonifying effect for the spleen and stomach. When eating cold salads, it's best to add some ground white pepper to counteract the cold and prevent chills.
Black Pepper Tonifies the Kidneys
Traditional Chinese Medicine posits that black-colored foods enter the kidney. Therefore, black pepper has a significant effect in warming and tonifying the spleen and kidneys. It can treat "cock's crow diarrhea" (referring to the tendency to have diarrhea every morning), which is caused by deficient cold in the spleen and kidneys. The method is to drink meat soup seasoned with black pepper the night before. When cooking with black pepper, two points should be noted: first, it should not be boiled with meat for too long; second, high heat can make the pepper's flavor more intense, making it more suitable for dishes cooked on a hot plate.
Wonderful Uses of Pepper Powder
1. Treating stomach pain. Grind 0.6 to 1.5 grams of pepper into a powder, mix it with water and brown sugar, and swallow it. Alternatively, you can soak pepper in alcohol and apply it to the chest to treat stomach pain caused by exposure to cold...
2. Treating mumps in children. Use a small amount of pepper powder, mix it with an appropriate amount of flour, add water to form a paste, and apply it several times a day for quick results.
3. Treating infantile deficient-cold diarrhea. Take 1 gram of pepper powder, sprinkle it over cooked rice, form it into a cake, and apply it to the navel. Alternatively, apply 3 grams of pepper powder to the navel, seal it tightly with a medicated plaster, and do this once a day. It is generally cured after 1 to 3 applications.