The pink pepper belongs to the Anacardiacee family and is native to Peru and Chile.



It is not a normal pepper variety, it got its name because of the similarity of its fruits with the pepper, however they have a completely different texture and taste.



It is also cultivated in other parts of America, in Africa and in some Mediterranean countries. It is a small evergreen tree with fragrant leaves and clusters of pink fruits



Culinary uses

The pink pepper is slightly spicy and has a typical sweet-sour aroma.



Pink pepper is used to flavor fish recipes, risotto, meats, bakeries, vinegar and wines. Often used to decorate dishes.



The aroma of the slightly broken fruits of the pink pepper is pleasantly fruity, with strong notes of resin.



Traditional uses and benefits of Brazilian pepper

Liquid tincture from the bark is used as a stimulant and tonic.



It has been used as a diuretic and to treat tumors.



Folk healers have used it topically for gout, syphilis, and rheumatism.



Other folk remedies recommend that leaves and fruits be added to the bath to help heal open wounds or ulcers on the body.



In South Africa, they dip the leaves and make a tea to cure colds faster.



Brazilian pepper is described as astringent, antibacterial, diuretic, digestive stimulant, tonic, antiviral and therapeutic.



The whole plant is used externally for fractures and as a local antiseptic.



Olive oil is used externally to stop bleeding and for toothaches, and is taken internally for rheumatism and as a laxative.



The leaf is used to treat colds, in South Africa a decoction of the leaves is inhaled for colds, hypertension, depression and irregular heartbeat.



In Brazil, bark tea is used as a laxative, stimulant and antidepressant.



In Argentina the decoction made from dried leaves is taken for menstrual disorders, it is also used for infections and disorders of the respiratory and urinary system.



In the tropics it is used for many diseases, such as menstrual disorders, bronchitis, gingivitis, gonorrhea, gout, eye infections, rheumatism, sores, edema, tuberculosis, ulcers, urethritis, urogenital disorders, and urogenital disorders.



In Brazilian herbal medicine today, dried bark or leaves are used for heart problems, all kinds of infections and disorders with excessive bleeding and general inflammation.



The liquid extract or tincture prepared with the bark is used internally as a stimulant, tonic and astringent and externally for rheumatism, gout.



The Brazilian pepper tree has been used as a remedy for ulcers, respiratory problems, sores, rheumatism, gout, diarrhea, skin diseases and arthritis.



The stem is used to treat inflammation, scabies, sore throat and itching.