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Piperine: A review of its biological effects
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Medicinal plants have been used for years as a source of food, spices, and, in traditional medicine, as a remedy to numerous diseases.Piper nigrum, belonging to the family Piperaceae is one of the most widely used spices all over the world. It has a distinct sharp flavor attributed to the presence of the phytochemical, piperine. Apart from its use as a spice,P.nigrum is frequently used for medicinal, preservation, and perfumery purposes. Black pepper contains 2–7.4% of piperine, varying in content is associated with the pepper plant. Piperine displays numerous pharmacological effects such as antiproliferative, antitumor, antiangiogenesis, antioxidant, antidiabetic, anti‐obesity, cardioprotective, antimicrobial, antiaging, and immunomodulatory effects in various in vitro and in vivo experimental trials. Furthermore, piperine has also been documented for its hepatoprotective, anti‐allergic, anti‐inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. This review highlights and discusses the medicinal and health‐promoting effects of piperine, along with possible mechanisms of its action in health promotion and disease prevention. In addition, the present review summarizes the recent literature related to piperine as a therapeutic agent against several diseases.
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- Authors
- Haq, I., Imran, M., Nadeem, M., Tufail, T., Gondal, T. A., & Mubarak, M. S.
- Affiliations
- Department of Diet and Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Health and Allied Sciences Imperial College of Business Studies Lahore Pakistan
- University of Lahore (PK)
- COMSATS University Islamabad (PK)
- Deakin University (AU)
- University of Jordan (JO)
- Corresponding author
- Mubarak, Mohammad S.
- ORCID
- Venue
- Phytotherapy Research
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2020-09-14
- Volume
- 35
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 680-700
- ISSN
- 0951-418X (ISSN-L)
- 1099-1573
- OpenAlex
- W3085908711
- Semantic Scholar
- f1aefe8820681c8820b0346e3ff0fd578de1476d
- Cited by
- 434
- References
- 176
- Citations by year
- 2026: 72 · 2025: 97 · 2024: 100 · 2023: 92 · 2022: 40 · 2021: 28 · 2020: 1
- FWCI
- 5.75
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- figshare.com
- Locations
- Phytotherapy Research (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Figshare (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Pharmacology › Piperaceae Chemical and Biological Studies
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Pharmacology (medical) › Berberine and alkaloids research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Medicinal Plant Research
- Keywords
- piperine, black pepper, spices, medicinal plants, antiproliferative activity, anticancer activity, angiogenesis inhibition, antioxidant activity, antidiabetic effect, anti-obesity, cardioprotection, antimicrobial activity, anti-aging, immunomodulation, hepatoprotection, anti-allergic effects, anti-inflammatory activity, neuroprotection, disease prevention
- MeSH terms
- Alkaloids, Animals, Drug Therapy, Combination, Humans, Piperidines, Benzodioxoles, Polyunsaturated Alkamides
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