White pepper is nothing but black pepper, but peeled, and contains volatile oils and the most important compound is flanderin and dipetine. Uses: It is considered an appetite stimulant, activates the stomach and digestion, strengthens the potency, and removes coughs and chest colds. Method: Take a full teaspoon of pepper, boil with a full cup of water for one minute, sweeten with sugar or honey, and drink hot. - Also, pepper expels stomach gases, relieves colic, increases gastric secretions, and lowers temperature and fever. White pepper is also used externally for rheumatism cases, where it is crushed and added to Vaseline as a ointment, and applied to the affected areas. Pepper has side effects or adverse reactions if a person exceeds the prescribed doses, and it undoubtedly causes hiccups and irritates the stomach, and continued use for a long period weakens the stomach and irritates the nerves, causing annoying diseases. Pepper should not be used by people suffering from internal inflammations, vascular congestion, kidney, bladder, ovarian, stomach inflammations, or hemorrhoids. Since pepper spoils quickly, it should not be ground except when used.
