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Plant Piper nigrum (Piperaceae)

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

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
PHYTIN-PHOSPHORUS 0 Fruit not available 1150.0 -0.13 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PHYTOSTEROLS 2 Fruit 550.0 1028.0 0.11 Duke, 1992 *
PIPERANINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERANINE 0 Seed Oil not available 320.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERCIDE 0 Fruit not available 13.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERETTINE 0 Fruit 234.0 8200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERICINE 0 Fruit not available 0.4 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERIDINE 10 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERIDINE 10 Fruit 606.0 2700.0 0.75 Duke, 1992 *
PIPERIDINE 10 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Fruit 5000.0 150000.0 1.00 Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Seed Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Shoot not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERINE 61 Stem not available 1100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
PIPERITONE 7 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 400.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiosteosclerotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiotitic 2 Martindale's 28th
Antiototic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antioxidant 33 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antioxidant (LDL) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiozenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipancreatitic 1 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Antipapillomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparkinsonian 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiparotitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipellagric 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiperiodontal 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiperiodontic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperistaltic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipermeability 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiperoxidant 4 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antipharyngitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).