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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
2-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRANS-4-TRANS-8-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-9-3 0 Fruit not available 69.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRANS-6-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-7-2 0 Fruit not available 80.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRANS-8-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-9-2 0 Fruit not available 5.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-5-1 0 Fruit not available 75.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,4-DIHYDROXY-6-(N-ETHYL-AMINO)-BENZAMIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4,10,10-TRIMETHYL-7-METHYLENE-BICYCLO-(6.2.0)DECANE-4-CAR... 0 Plant not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-TRIACONTANE 0 Plant not available not available not available =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
4-METHYL-TRITRIACONTANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5,10(15)-CADINEN-4-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
6-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-7-1 0 Fruit not available 98.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
8-TRANS-PIPERAMIDE-C-9-1 0 Fruit not available 197.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOPHENONE 6 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 5000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Seed not available 23.0 -1.19 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-AMORPHENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 15100.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BISABOLENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 21200.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-BULNESENE 0 Fruit Essent. Oil not available 8200.0 -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
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Deliriant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Dentifrice 1 Martindale's 29th
Deodorant 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermal 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Dermatitigenic 5 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Detoxicant 3 Duke, 1992 *
Detoxicant (Alcohol) 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Diaphoretic? 3 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90.
Differentiator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 14 Duke, 1992 *
DNA-Active 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Binder 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
DNA-Protective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Dye 2 Merck 11th Edition
Ecbolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Edemagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Embryotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 2 Duke, 1992 *