Black pepper is a good source of manganese, a mineral that can help with bone health, wound healing, and metabolism. In fact, one teaspoon of black pepper offers 16 percent of your daily recommended intake (DRI) of manganese and 6 percent of your DRI of vitamin K.it keeps blood pressure levels and blood sugar levels low and prevents chances of type 2 diabeties . It's effectiveness is also relivant to the homemakers during cough and cold which pairs up best with cinemon and ginger.