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Common Names
Ethiopian Pepper; Guinea Pepper; Negro Pepper; Spice Tree; Mohrenpfeffer (Ger.); Maniguete (Sp.); Pimienta de Guinea (Sp.)
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (-)-15-HYDROXY-KAUR-16-ENIC-ACID | 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. |
| (-)-15-OXOKAUR-16-ENIC-ACID | 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. |
| (-)-KAUR-16-ENIC-ACID | 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. |
| (-)-KAURAN-16-ALPHA-19-DIOL | 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. |
| (-)-KAURAN-16-ALPHA-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. |
| ANONACEIN | 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. |
| CELLULOSE | 1 | Seed | not available | 295500.0 | 1.91 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Fruit | 1260.0 | 1560.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CINEOLE | 0 | Seed | 815.0 | 1015.0 | not available | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| CREBANINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| CUMINAL | 0 | Seed | 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. |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | not available | 20000.0 | -0.43 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| EO | 0 | Seed | not available | 13000.0 | -0.39 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 128800.0 | 345000.0 | 1.99 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Seed | not available | 10900.0 | -0.30 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| LANUGINOSINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 2.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LIRIODENINE | 11 | Leaf | not available | 1.1 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXOCREBANINE | 0 | Leaf | not available | 1.7 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PIPERINE | 61 | Seed | not available | 9100.0 | 1.00 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| RESIN | 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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| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
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| 5-HT-Inhibitor | 1 (View Chemicals list for 5-HT-Inhibitor) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Abortifacient | 1 (View Chemicals list for Abortifacient) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Acetylcholinergic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Acetylcholinergic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Adrenergic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Adrenergic) | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| AHH-Inhibitor | 1 (View Chemicals list for AHH-Inhibitor) | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor | 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor | 1 (View Chemicals list for Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Allelochemic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Allelochemic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Analeptic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Analeptic) | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Analgesic | 2 (View Chemicals list for Analgesic) | Grenand, P., Moretti, C., and Jacquemin, H. 1987. Pharmacopees Traditionnelles en Guyane. l'ORSTROM, Paris. 569 pp. |
| Anesthetic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Anesthetic) | Sabinsa: A series of well documented proprietary PR booklets, e.g.Sabinsa Corps. 1998. Bronchial Asthma - Its etiology and control with traditional herbal extracts. Sabinsa Corporation. Piscataway, NJ. 49 pp. |
| Antiaflatoxin | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaflatoxin) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiaggregant | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiaggregant) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiallergic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiallergic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiapoplectic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherogenic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherogenic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 1 (View Chemicals list for Antiatherosclerotic) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibacterial | 3 (View Chemicals list for Antibacterial) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticancer | 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticancer) | Duke, 1992 * |
| Anticapillary-Fragility | 1 (View Chemicals list for Anticapillary-Fragility) | Merck 7th Ed. |