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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RHAMNETIN-O-TRIGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.4 | 2.8 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit | 1500.0 | 10000.0 | 2.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Fruit Essent. Oil | 85000.0 | 204000.0 | 0.48 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SABINENE | 5 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SAFROLE | 29 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | 10.0 | 65.0 | -0.15 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUISABINENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUISABINENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| SESQUISABINENE | 0 | Seed Essent. Oil | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SESQUITERPENES | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 7800.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| SILICA | 0 | Fruit | 750.0 | 3900.0 | 1.37 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 320.0 | 627.0 | -0.12 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SPATHULENOL | 0 | Fruit Essent. Oil | not available | 29600.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STARCH | 5 | Fruit | 280000.0 | 565000.0 | 0.41 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 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 |
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | 140.0 | 210.0 | 1.74 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| SULFUR | 14 | Fruit | 1750.0 | 5760.0 | 3.02 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| P450-Inducer | 5 | Abstract (See species file) |
| P450-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PAF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Paralytic | 2 | Oriental Materia Medica (three volumes by Dr. Hsu and collaborators) |
| Parasiticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Parasympathomimetic | 2 | Borchard, R. E., Barnes, C. D., and Eltherton, L. G. 1991. Drug Dosage in Laboratory Animals: A Handbook. (3rd Ed.) The Telford Press, Inc., P. O. Box 287, Caldwell NJ 07006. |
| Pediculicide | 3 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Percutaneostimulant | 1 | Seki, T., Toeda, C., Kawaguchi, T., Juni, K., Sugibayashi, K., and Morimoto, Y. 1990. Enhanced Transdermal Delivery of Zidovudine in Rats and Human Skin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(11): 3086-3089, 1990. |
| Perfume | 1 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Perfumery | 42 | Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry |
| Peristaltic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pesticide | 61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PGE2-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phagocytotic | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Pheromone | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Phospholipase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Photosensitizer | 1 | Rinzler, C. A. 1990. The Complete Book of Herbs, Spices and Condiments. Facts on File, New York. 199 pp. |
| Phytoalexin | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Plasmodicide | 1 | Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp. |
| Poultice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |