This article reviews new discoveries related to the phytochemistry and biological activities of
bioactive compounds from Piper species. It outlines the anticancer, anti-parasitic, and …

Piplartine (piperlongumine, 5, 6-dihydro-1-[(2E)-1-oxo-3-(3, 4, 5-trimethoxyphenyl)-2-
propenyl]-2 (1H)-pyridinone) is a biologically active alkaloid/amide from peppers, as from …

Lignans are a group of compounds consisting of dimers of phenyl propane units. They are
found in diverse forms distributed in a variety of plants. Sesame lignans in particular are …

Infectious diseases caused by parasites are a major threat for the entire mankind, especially
in the tropics. More than 1 billion people world-wide are directly exposed to tropical …

Abstract East Java Province is one of main producers of cabya (Piper retrofractum Vahl) fruit
in Indonesia. The fruit has huge utilizations and economic potential, but lack in postharvest …

Schistosomiasis is one of the world's greatly neglected tropical diseases, and its control is
largely dependent on a single drug, praziquantel. Here, we report the in vitro effect of …

This study aimed to evaluate the cytotoxicity of a crude extract of Piper cubeba against
normal and breast cancer cell lines. To prepare the extract, P. cubeba seeds were ground …

The genus Piper, a member of the Piperaceae family, comprises> 2000 species, of which
many are well known to possess considerable economic and medicinal values. Lignans are …

Piper cubeba Lf (Piperaceae), known as cubeb, is a popular traditional herbal medicine
used for the treatment of many diseases, especially digestive and respiratory disorders. The …

About half of the world's population and 80% of the world's biodiversity can be found in the
tropics. Many diseases are specific to the tropics, with at least 41 diseases caused by …