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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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
N-ISOBUTYL-13-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXY-PHENYL)-TRIDECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-12-TRIENAMIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ISOBUTYL-EICOSA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-CIS-8-TRIENAMIDE 0 Fruit not available 105.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ISOBUTYL-EICOSA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIENAMIDE 0 Fruit not available 190.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
N-ISOBUTYL-OCTADECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIENAMIDE 2 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-METHYL-PYRROLINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
N-NONADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-NONANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTADECANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 177800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
N-PENTADECENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 17900.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRANS-FERULOYL-PIPERIDINE 0 Fruit not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIDECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
N-TRIDECANE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 67800.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROL-ACETATE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 2000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NEROLIDOL 11 Fruit Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
NIACIN 39 Fruit 2.0 14.5 -0.62 Duke, 1992 *
NICKEL 3 Fruit 0.7 2.4 -0.05 Duke, 1992 *
OCIMENE 2 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 1000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
OCIMENE 2 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
OLEIC-ACID 18 Fruit 13700.0 15309.0 -0.36 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
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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
Antipsoriac 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipurpuric 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiradicular 14 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
AntiRaynaud's 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiretinopathic 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiretinotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirheumatalgic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antirheumatic 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antirhinitic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antirhinoviral 2 Denyer, C.V., Jackson, P., Loakes, D.M., Ellis, M.R., and Yound, D.A.B. Isolation of Antirhinoviral Sesquiterpenes From Ginger (Zingiber officinale). Journal of Natural Products, 57(5): 658-662, 1994.
Antisalmonella 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiscorbutic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiscotomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseborrheic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiseptic 29 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Antiserotonin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antishingles 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antishock 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antisinusitic 1 Duke, 1992 *