Botanical Profile

Black Pepper

piper nigrum l.

Medicinal Actions

Alexeteric, Analeptic, Analgesic, Antibacterial, Anticonvulsant, Antidote, Antiglucuronidase, Antileishmanic, Antioxidant, Antipyretic, Antiseptic, Carminative, Catecholaminic, Diaphoretic, Digestive, Diuretic, Emmenagogue, Epinephrinogenic, Expectorant, Fungicide, Gastrogogue, Hepatotonic, HMG-CoA-Reductase Inhibitor, Hypertensive, Hypocholesterolemic, Hypotensive, Insecticide, Larvicide, Mutagenic, Peristaltic, Positive Chronotropic, Respiradepressant, Scabicide, Secretagogue, Sialagogue, Stimulant, Stomachic, Taenicide, Tonic, Colic

Conditions Treated