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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TERPIN-1-EN-4-OL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | 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. |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1900.0 | -0.67 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1000.0 | -0.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINOLENE | 9 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERPINYL-ACETATE | 5 | 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. |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.5 | 1.6 | -0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| THUJENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROLS | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.3 | not available | Charalambous, G. (Ed.). 1994. Spices, Herbs and Edible Fungi. Elsevier Science B. V. Amsterdam. 764 pp. |
| TOCOPHEROLS | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 5400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CARVEOL | 1 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 100.0 | -1.00 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-CIS-PIPERINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-NEROLIDOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1200.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-PINOCARVEOL | 2 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-SABINENE-HYDRATE | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 1400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-TRANS-PIPERINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 30000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Metal-Chelator (Copper) | 1 | Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98. |
| Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Metastatic | 1 | Science News, 146: 421. |
| Miotic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| MMP-9-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitocide | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mosquitofuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Motor-Depressant | 6 | Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC |
| Mucogenic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Mucolytic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Mutagenic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Mutagenic? | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myocontractant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myopic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myoprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Myorelaxant | 10 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Myotonic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Narcotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Natriuretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |