Often referred to as 'The King Of Spice', black pepper is one of the most widely traded spices in the world. Black pepper is available throughout the whole year. The fresh pepper berries when dried turn into peppercorns, these peppercorns are then grinded into powder to make the spice that's so highly sought after. Black pepper can be used in either peppercorn form but mostly it will be grinded into powder.
In Chinese medicine, black pepper can cure cold phlegm, dyspepsia, wan abdomen cold pain, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, cold water, diarrhea, may also used for food poisoning detoxification.
