SCIENTIFIC NAME :

 Piper Nigrum

MEDICINAL VALUE :

 Piperine, the pungent principle in pepper oleoresin, finds application in medicine, due to major functional properties like analgesic, anti-pyretic, anti-oxidant and anti-microbial.

NUTRIENT VALUE :

 manganese, iron, dietary fiber, vitamin K etc.

CULINARY AND OTHER VALUES :

 Pepper has preservative value and hence used in canning pickling, baking etc. Also used as final seasoning in dishes.

GLOSSARY :

• English : Pepper Powder
• Tamil : Kurumulagupodi
• Malayalam : Kurumulagupodi
• Telugu : Miriyaalu / Miriyala Tige / Savyamu
• Kannada : Menasina Kalu / Karimenasu / Ollemenasu / Menasu
• Hindi : Kalimirchi / Kada Mari
• Bengali : Goal Morich / Kala Morich
• Gujarati : Mari / Kadamari / Kalamari / Kalomirich / Golmirich / Kala-Mircha
• Konkani : Miriyakonu / Mirsang / Miire / Mirin
• Marathi : Mire / Kale Miri
• Oriya : Golmarich
• Punjabi : Kalimirchi
• Tulu : Eddae Munchi
• Kashmiri : Marutus
• Urudu : Kali Mirch / Siah Mirch