According to Chinese medicine and nutrition, eating peppercorns can alleviate conditions such as eructation (hiccups), toothache, cold pain in the epigastric region (feeling cold pain in the stomach and abdomen), and there is no harm in consuming them in moderation. Pepper belongs to a kind of medicine and food ingredients, its flavor is pungent, warm. It belongs to the spleen, lung, liver, kidney, heart and pericardium meridians. It has the efficacy of warming the middle and relieving pain, removing dampness and stopping diarrhea, killing insects and stopping itching. Taken in moderation, it can alleviate conditions such as eruption, toothache, and cold pain in the stomach and abdomen. Peppercorns contain volatile oil, which mainly has oxalol, limonene, kukui alcohol, etc.; it also contains Sichuan peppercorns and phytosterols, unsaturated fatty acids, phosphorus, iron and so on. Volatile oil has a local anesthetic and analgesic effect, and has an anthelmintic effect. Pepper has a significant inhibitory effect on a variety of bacilli and cocci. Moderate consumption of peppercorns is not harmful to the body, but if consumed in excess it may lead to discomfort and may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and other adverse reactions. Compared to medicines, food is weak and slow to take effect, and needs to be consumed regularly to be effective. Foods are not generally used to treat diseases. If you feel unwell, please follow the doctor’s advice for diagnosis and treatment.