This is ayurveda's traditional pungent spice mixture, supporting digestion and metabolism.  It combines black pepper, long pepper (pippali) and ginger.

Trikatu - an ayurvedic speciality

Although it is spicy, during digestion the pippali and ginger become sweet and thus help to balance pitta.

Trikatu is an exceptional mixture for stimulating the digestion in order to improve the breakdown of nutrients.  In addition, trikatu burns up ama (metabolic toxins), which makes it excellent with heavy foods and as a purgative in the spring.