Pepper can be medicine, food and dual-use, Chinese medicine says pepper has the function of warming the stomach and dispersing cold. Let's take a look at it specifically what are the effects of pepper!
The basic introduction of pepper
Pepper, also known as the ancient moon powder, crushed by the fruit of the tropical plant pepper tree, there are two kinds of white pepper and black pepper. Black pepper is immature fruit processing and become, white pepper is fully mature fruit picked and processed. Mainly produced in India, Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore and other countries, China's Guangdong Province, Hainan Island also have production.
Effects and Role of Pepper
Pepper is pungent, hot, into the stomach, large intestine meridian; there is warmth in the lower qi, eliminating phlegm and detoxification effect; the main treatment of cold phlegm and food accumulation, the epigastric and abdominal cold pain, regurgitation, vomiting of water, diarrhea, cold dysentery; external treatment of sores and swellings, snake bites, dog bites; and can be detoxified food.
Nutritional value of pepper
The main component of pepper is piperine, which also contains a certain amount of aromatic oils, crude protein, crude fat and soluble nitrogen, which can eliminate fishy, greasy, and help digestion.
How to eat pepper
1. Whether black pepper, white pepper can not be high-temperature frying, should be in the dishes or soup soup is about to come out of the pot to fill a little, evenly mixed into.
2. and meat with the cooking time should not be too long, because black pepper contains pepper chili alkaloids, pepper alkaloids, volatile oils and fatty oils, the fire is too long will make the spicy and fragrant for the original flavor of the hair off.
3. Due to the high heat of pepper, it is easy to eat the human body Yang Qi hair, so it is best not to eat more than one at a time, in the 0.3 grams - 1 gram or so more appropriate. Pepper purchase
White pepper is actually yellow-gray, do not think that the purchase of the whiter the better; and good black pepper is black-brown, not the more black the better.
Storage of Pepper
Store in a cool, dry place in an airtight container.
Consumption Guide for Pepper
Consumption of Black Pepper
Black pepper is widely used in diet, black pepper can be fried, especially meat dishes can not only deodorize but also enhance the flavor. Black pepper can be made into soup, can be added to a variety of cookies and other pastries above, and can do Western food, such as fried steak, do pasta, black pepper is the first choice. Here we introduce the delicious and nutritious black pepper potato pancake practice.
Black pepper potato cakes. Potato pancakes have a variety of practices, unique flavors, crispy and soft, plus the unique aroma of black pepper is the icing on the cake, is a good choice for breakfast.
Preparation: 300g potatoes, 1/5 onion, 30g cornstarch, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/3 teaspoon black pepper, 2 tablespoons olive oil
Preparation:
1. Peel the potatoes and slice them into thin slices, then cut them into julienne strips, and wash and cut the onion into julienne strips the same size as the potatoes.
2, put the shredded potatoes and onions into a bowl, add cornstarch, salt and black pepper and mix well.
3. Pour olive oil into a pan, add the shredded potatoes, use chopsticks to spread them out into even patties, and fry over medium heat, browning on one side and then flipping over to fry the other, until golden brown, and then use a knife to cut them into small pieces when you eat them.
Kitchen Tips:
1, if you are worried that the potato pancake is too thick not cooked through, you can cover the pan and fry slowly, frying until golden brown on it;
2, frying potato pancakes can be slightly more oil, so that fried potato pancakes will be more crispy oh;
3, potatoes can be used with a grater to grate into a fine shredded potato starch, I used ordinary corn starch
4, this potato cake can be served with ketchup according to taste.
Pepper eating taboos
The theory of Chinese medicine, pepper, in addition to people produce tongue numbness, but also can raise blood pressure. Usually belongs to the yangsheng internal heat, Yin deficiency fire hot body and pregnant women, as well as hemoptysis, epistaxis *** nosebleed ***, blood in the stool, constipation, hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, gastric ulcers, red gums, sore throat, halitosis, etc., should abstain from eating or eat less pepper.
From the point of view of the motherland medicine, pepper is hot, the ancients believe that over-eating will damage the lungs, hair sores, toothache, eye fainting, broken blood, abortion, etc., so even if it is the usual seasoning should not be too much.
For people with eye disease, it's best to learn from Li Shizhen's experience and eat less. Peptic ulcers, coughing and hemoptysis, hemorrhoids, inflammation of the throat, eye disease patients eat with caution. But for me pepper is slightly on fire, especially before bedtime is not advisable to eat more. But one thing is for sure, don't overeat anything.