Volume : IX, Issue : VII, July - 2020

Incredible Medicinal Uses of Black Pepper: A View

Danish K Chishti

Abstract :

Piper nigrum, commonly called as black pepper, is a member of family piperaceae. The genus piper includes 700 species distributed in northern and southern hemispheres. It is also known as “The King of spices” and has major contribution in Indian Spice Export Scenario. The fruit of Piper nigrum, also called as pepper is an ancient and famous spice throughout the world. Piper nigrum is a native of Malabar seashore of India and has its utility as a redolent stimulant in cholera, flatulence, arthritis disease, dyspepsia and anti–periodic in malarial fever. Piper nigrum is familiar species of genus piper because of its high economic, commercial and medicinal values. The genus piper is having a rich phytochemistry and researchers showed the ample presence of alkaloids, amides and terpenoids. The various pharmacological activities of Piper nigrum are radical scavenging, antioxidant, anti–insecticidal, anticonvulsant, anti–inflammatory, anti–tubercular, antibacterial, antipyretic, exterofective and antioxidant.

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INCREDIBLE MEDICINAL USES OF BLACK PEPPER: A VIEW, Danish K Chishti PARIPEX-INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-9 | Issue-7 | July-2020

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