One of the world’s most popular spices for cooking, black pepper has a sharp, pungent aroma and flavour. Black pepper is one of the most powerful digestive stimulants. Black peppercorns are the dried fruit of the pepper plant. Medicinal properties include: stimulant, expectorant, carminative, febrifuge, anthelmintic. Indications include: chronic indigestion, toxins in the colon, obesity, sinus congestion, fever.