Organisms

Piperaceae

A family of flowering plants in the order Piperales best known for the black pepper widely used in SPICES, and for KAVA and Betel used for neuroactive properties.

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Abstract

A family of flowering plants in the order Piperales best known for the black pepper widely used in SPICES, and for KAVA and Betel used for neuroactive properties.

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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

prefer specific plant

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History Note

2002

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Previous Indexing

  • Spices (1993-2001)

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

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Piperaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D026321. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D026321
  2. Piperaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piperaceae
  3. Piperaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q156522