Black Pepper (As Medicine)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper#As_medicine
Pepper contains small amounts of safrole, a mildly carcinogenic compound. Also, it is eliminated from the diet of patients having abdominal surgery and ulcers because of its irritating effect upon the intestines, being replaced by what is referred to as a bland diet. However, extracts from black pepper have been found to have antioxidant properties and anti-carcinogenic effects, especially when compared to chilli. [sic]
MAKE UP YOUR MIND PEPPER! I absolutely refuse to admit that, after years of rolling my eyes at my mother while she carped about pepper being carcinogenic, she may have been right. NOT COOL
