Black Pepper
"Black Pepper" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A common spice from fruit of PIPER NIGRUM. Black pepper is picked unripe and heaped for a few days to ferment. White Pepper is the ripe fruit dehulled by maceration in water. Piperine is a key component used medicinally to increase gastrointestinal assimilation of other supplements and drugs.
| Descriptor ID |
D026322
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| MeSH Number(s) |
J02.500.250.725.500
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