Pepper is certainly one of the most used spices in the world. Even those who don't like a lot of spices or spicy food can allow themselves to sprinkle a little on boiled eggs or on sauce. Indian cuisine is filled with the use of spices and not least many old wives' tales with spices. Here I have listed some tips, some I have heard growing up from my mother, some from the guide on our trip to a spice plantation in southern India in 2016 and some from a tiny little book I bought on my very first trip to India in 1987, entitled Grandma's Tips 
Now I haven't tested all the tips and I'm like most people, I'm good for a while and use such things too, I don't have enough patience and give up. It's important to remember that you have to use these tips over time to get an effect.
- It counteracts bacterial growth, improves and strengthens the digestive system. Especially for motion sickness, salty lassi with ground pepper is very effective. See recipe below from my cookbook " Indian food on a Norwegian plate ".
- Here's something for me! 10-12 peppercorns are ground and mixed with 1 tbsp ghee and a little brown sugar. Alternative: a pinch of black pepper with ½ tsp honey. This is taken 2 times a day and is supposed to improve memory! Yes please
- For joint and muscle pain, massage with a mixture of ground pepper and sesame seed oil.
- For dry cough: mix ground pepper and candy sugar, suck the mixture as a throat lozenge.
- For flatulence problems, drink 1 glass of water with lemon juice from ½ lemon and ¼ teaspoon ground pepper.
- Stomach ache: equal amounts of ground pepper, ginger powder and black cumin. Take ½ teaspoon of this powder with a glass of lukewarm water and the effect is said to come after 15-20 minutes.
- For fever: ½ teaspoon pepper, 2 teaspoons natural sugar or brown sugar.
- High blood pressure, 1 glass of lukewarm water with ½ teaspoon of ground pepper after a meal.
- Sore throat and cold: a cup of boiled milk with ground pepper or mix ½ teaspoon of ground pepper in 1 teaspoon of honey.
- Black pepper is great in a slimming diet because it breaks down fat in the body in a natural way so that it is excreted, so the best tip is to use it on salad and especially if you eat cucumber and radish.
- Dandruff: mix 1 tablespoon of ground pepper in 2 tablespoons of kefir, massage into the scalp before washing your hair!
- According to Ayurveda, black pepper counteracts bacterial formation and viruses.
- Face mask: Mix 1 tsp black pepper and 2 tsp kefir together to make a paste. Wash your face with warm water, apply the paste to your face, leave on for a few minutes. Wash with cold water.
- Face mask 2: Mix ½ tsp ground pepper and 1 tsp honey well and apply to face. Leave on for ½ hour. Wash with lukewarm water.
Black pepper has many antioxidants and contains vitamins A and C, beta-carotene, potassium and calcium.
SALT LASSI
5 dl kefir
6-8 dl water
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground pepper
4-5 ice cubes
Mix everything with a hand blender and drink immediately.