Organisms

Piper nigrum

A plant species in the PIPERACEAE plant family. It is a common spice on foods and is used medicinally to increase gastrointestinal assimilation of other supplements and drugs. Piperine is a key component. Black pepper is picked unripe and heaped for a few days to ferment. White Pepper is the ripe fruit dehulled by maceration in water.

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Abstract

A plant species in the PIPERACEAE plant family. It is a common spice on foods and is used medicinally to increase gastrointestinal assimilation of other supplements and drugs. Piperine is a key component. Black pepper is picked unripe and heaped for a few days to ferment. White Pepper is the ripe fruit dehulled by maceration in water.

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Black Pepper
  • White Pepper
  • Pepper, Black
  • Pepper, White

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Aspects Covered

20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

see entry terms at CAPSICUM for other types of pepper

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History Note

2002; for BLACK PEPPER use SPICES 1993-2001; for WHITE PEPPER use SPICES 1998-2001

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.812w.666w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Piper nigrum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D029222. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D029222
  2. Piper nigrum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_pepper
  3. Piper nigrum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q43084