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Table 1 Members of Piperaceae family containing piperine [9]

From: Molecular and pharmacological aspects of piperine as a potential molecule for disease prevention and management: evidence from clinical trials

Name of plant

Part of plant

Piperine content (%)

Piper nigrum

Fruit

1.7–7.4

Piper longum

Spike and root

5–9

 

Fruit

0.03

Piper chaba

Fruit

0.95–1.32

Piper guineense

Fruit

0.23–1.1

Piper sarmentosum

Root

0.20

 

Stem

1.59

 

Leaf

0.104

 

Fruit

2.75