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Plant Piper nigrum (Piperaceae)

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Common name(s)
Black Pepper, Pepper, White Pepper
How used
Food

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 (+)-LIMONENE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (+)-LIMONENE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
0 (-)-3,4-DIMETHOXY-3,4-DEMETHYLENEDIOXY-CUBEBIN Leaf -- -- -- *
0 (-)-CUBEBIN Leaf -- -- -- *
0 (-)-PHELLANDRENE Seed Essent. Oil -- -- -- *
0 (Z)-OCIMENOL Fruit -- 135.0 -- *
0 1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-6-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1,1,4-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEPTA-2,4-DIEN-6-ONE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-5-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
67 1,8-CINEOLE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1,8-MENTHADIEN-2-OL Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 1-(2,4-DECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE Fruit -- 30.0 -- *
0 1-(2,4-DODECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE Fruit -- 10.0 -- *
0 1-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE Essential Oil -- -- -- *
0 1-PIPERYL-PYRROLIDINE Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-TERPINEN-4-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 1-TERPINEN-5-OL Fruit -- -- -- *
0 2,8-P-MENTHADIEN-1-OL Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.