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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
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(+)-LIMONENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-3,4-DIMETHOXY-3,4-DEMETHYLENEDIOXY-CUBEBIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-CUBEBIN 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(-)-PHELLANDRENE 0 Seed Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
(Z)-OCIMENOL 0 Fruit not available 135.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1(7),2-P-MENTHADIEN-6-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,1,4-TRIMETHYLCYCLOHEPTA-2,4-DIEN-6-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-4-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8(9)-P-MENTHADIEN-5-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,8-MENTHADIEN-2-OL 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.
1-(2,4-DECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit not available 30.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-(2,4-DODECADIENOYL)-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit not available 10.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
1-ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 0 Essential Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-PIPERYL-PYRROLIDINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TERPINEN-4-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-TERPINEN-5-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,8-P-MENTHADIEN-1-OL 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.
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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
Tumor-Promoter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Tumorigenic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Tyrosinase-Inhibitor 6 Duke, 1992 *
Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170.
Ubiquiot 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Ulcerogenic 2 Phytotherapy Research, 4: 93.
Urate-Solvent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Uricosuric 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Urinary-Acidulant 1 Martindale's 29th
Uterorelaxant 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Uterotonic 1 Tyler, V.E.. 1982. The Honest Herbal. George F. Stickley Co., Philadelphia PA. 263 pp.
Uterotrophic 1 Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 227.1999.
Varroacide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vasodilator 12 Duke, 1992 *
Vasopressor 2 Duke, 1992 *
VEGF-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Vermicide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Vermifuge 3 Duke, 1992 *
Verrucolytic 1 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Vibriocide 2 Wealth of India.