Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) is a very widely used spice, known for its pungent constituent
piperine. However, in addition to its culinary uses, pepper has important medicinal and …

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is one of the most widely used among spices. It is valued for its
distinct biting quality attributed to the alkaloid, piperine. Black pepper is used not only in …

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Black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) has been employed in medicine (epilepsy, headaches, and
diabetes), where its effects are mainly attributed to a nitrogen alkaloid called piperidine (1-(1 …

Background: Many of the activities associated with pepper fruits have been attributed to
piperine, the most active compound present in these spices. Objective: This paper aims to …

The main limits of current anticancer therapy are relapses, chemoresistance, and toxic
effects resulting from its poor selectivity towards cancer cells that severely impair a patient's …

Introduction: There is currently a need for a better understanding of the mechanisms of food–
drug interaction as well as the clinical implication to maximize the effectiveness and …

The present study aimed to investigate the effect of piperine, a major component of black
pepper, on the oral exposure of fexofenadine in rats. Pharmacokinetic parameters of …

Piperine is a natural ingredient of Piper nigrum (black pepper) and some other Piper
species. Compared to the use of pepper for food seasoning, piperine is used in food …

In the absence of the remarkable levels of growth in the yields of important crops, neither the
rapid increase in living standards in industrialized countries nor the adequate standard of …