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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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
ATPase-Stimulant 1 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.
Bacteriostatic 1 Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis.
Bacteristat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Barbituate-Synergist 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Blocker 2 Duke, 1992 *
Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bradycardiac 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bronchoprotectant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Bronchorelaxant 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Bruchifuge 1 Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990.
Calcium-Antagonist 9 Duke, 1992 *
Calcium-Channel-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Calmodulin-Antagonist 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
cAMP-Inhibitor 1 Schussler, M., Fricke, U., Nikolov, N., and Holzl, J. 1991. Comparison of the Flavonoids Occurring in Crataegus species and Inhibition of 3',5'-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Phosphodiesterase. Plant Medica 57: Suppl Issue 2. p.A-133.
cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Cancer-Preventive 36 Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp.
Candidicide 13 Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155.
Candidistat 3 Duke, 1992 *
Capillarifortificant 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.