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Common Names
Black Pepper; Pepper; White Pepper
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MONOTERPENES | 0 | Fruit | 7000.0 | 20800.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 22300.0 | 64000.0 | 1.04 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 700.0 | 782.0 | -0.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTICIN | 31 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENAL | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRTENOL | 2 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 2000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(2-METHYLPROPYL)-DECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-DIENAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-5-(4-HYDROXY-3-METHOXY-PHENYL)-PENT-TRANS-2-DIENOYL-PIPERIDINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 9.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-BUTYOPHENONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-FORMYLPIPERIDINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HENTRIACONTANE | 3 | Stem | not available | 110.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 56600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEPTADECENE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 25300.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-ISOBUTYL-11-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXY-PHENYL)-UNDECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-10-TRIENAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 7.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-ISOBUTYL-11-(3,4-METHYLENEDIOXY-PHENYL)-UNDECA-TRANS-2-TRANS-4-TRANS-10-TRIENAMIDE | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Hepatotropic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Herbicide | 14 | Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp. |
| Hirudicide | 1 | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| Histamine-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Histaminic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HIV-RT-Inhibitor | 2 | Garcia, J., Morin,* C., Nyasse, B., Sondengam, B-L., Tchouankeu, J-C., and Tsamo, E. Complete Structural Assignments Of An Ergosterol Derivative From Entandrophragma utile. Journal of Natural Products, 54(1): 136-142, 1991. |
| Hypercholesterolemic | 3 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| Hyperglycemic | 1 | Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp. |
| Hypertensive | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hyperthyroid | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypnotic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic | 16 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Hypocholesterolemic? | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypoglycemic | 8 | Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989. |
| Hypolipidemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypotensive | 20 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Hypothermic | 4 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Hypouricemic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ICAM-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Ileorelaxant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |