Although many of us don’t know why, we We notice that we sneeze when we use black pepper.

actually this our sneezing reflex There is only one reason why it is activated: a chemical component!

There is a simple reason why it activates our sneeze reflex.

Black pepper contains a substance called piperine. It contains chemical components. In fact, it’s the only thing that makes someone sneeze. Piperine is a substance that creates the flavor of black pepper and gives it a bitter taste.

When this compound enters the nasal cavity or throat, it stimulates nerve endings to activate your body’s sneeze reflex. But the interesting thing here is piperine is actually a defense mechanism.

Our body’s natural defense mechanism causes us to sneeze.

When piperine mixes with the air we breathe It affects the nerve endings at the tip of our nose. Because our brain perceives this as an alarm bell, it immediately makes us sneeze to remove this ‘foreign substance’ from our body.

The reason why we sometimes sneeze once and sometimes more than once in a row is It is related to the excretion of piperine. Because our brain keeps the sneeze reflex active until it secretes piperine.

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