Black Pepper for First-Aid?

Pepper may be good for a few other things than just making you sneeze!

Black pepper may be useful the next time you get a cut.

The first step is to cleanse the cut, using cold water. Use plain soap and water if you were handling any type of raw meat product or if your hands were soiled or dirty in any other way. Hot water is contraindicated, since it will cause vasodilation and increase the bleeding.

The next step is to sprinkle the pepper on the wound and apply direct pressure. The bleeding should soon stop. Simple black pepper also has pain relieving and anti-microbial properties. The best part of this treatment method is that unlike other possible remedies, black pepper will not sting.

Make sure to keep the wound clean and avoid infection.

If the cut is too keep, you may need to get immediate medical attention, since sutures may be indicated.

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