BLACK PEPPER. Essential oil.

The Black pepper essential oil It is extracted by steam drag from the dry fruit of the piper nigrum originally from India

It is a perennial and climbing species that can grow more than 4 m. It spreads easily emitting roots as soon as the stems touch the ground. The leaves are alternate, whole, about 5 to 10 cm long by 3 to 6 of the width. The small flowers arise in pendular clusters in the armpits of the leaves, they have 4 to 8 cm long, although as the fruits ripen they lengthen until measuring about 7 to 15 cm. The fruit is a dupa that becomes the pepper grain when maturing.

Historically it was highly appreciated and used dry as a spice, whole or powder obtaining varieties such as black, white or green, with the only difference in the degree of maturation of the grain.

The therapeutic properties of black pepper oil include analgesic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, anti -phodisiac, diaphoretic, digestive, diuretic, febrifuge, laxative, rubefactive and tonic (especially of the spleen).