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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Piper nigrum (Piperaceae)

Common Names
Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(-)-3,4-DIMETHOXY-3,4-DEMETHYLENEDIOXY-CUBEBIN 0 Leaf *
(-)-CUBEBIN 0 Leaf *
(-)-PHELLANDRENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil *
(Z)-OCIMENOL 0 Fruit 135.0 *
1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL 0 Fruit *
1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-6-OL 0 Fruit *
1,1,4-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEPTA-2,4-DIEN-6-ONE 0 Fruit *
1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL 0 Fruit *
1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-5-OL 0 Fruit *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit *
1,8-MENTHADIEN-2-OL 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1-(2,4-DECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit 30.0 *
1-(2,4-DODECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit 10.0 *
1-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Essential Oil *
1-PIPERYL-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit *
1-TERPINEN-4-OL 0 Fruit *
1-TERPINEN-5-OL 0 Fruit *
2,8-P-MENTHADIEN-1-OL 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antikeratotic 1 *
Antilaryngitic 1 *
AntiLegionella 1 *
Antileishmanic 4 Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets,
e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp.
Antilepric 2 Martindale's 28th
Antilethargic 1 *
Antileukemic 7 *
Antileukonychic 1 *
Antileukoplakic 1 *
Antileukotriene 2 *
Antileukotriene-D4 3 *
Antilipoperoxidant 2 *
Antilithic 3 *
Antilithic? 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilupus 1 Martindale's 28th
AntiLyme 5 *
Antilymphocytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antilymphomic 4 *
Antimaculitic 4 *
Antimalarial 7 Medicinal and Poisonous Plants of the Tropics. Leeuwenberg, A.J.M., ed. Pudoc, Wageningen. 1987.