black pepper: References & Edit History

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Invalidated site: Government of India - Indian Culture - Black Pepper: The King of Spices. Nov 07, 2026
Add new Web site: Nature Communications - The chromosome-scale reference genome of black pepper provides insight into piperine biosynthesis. Sep 12, 2025
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Hidden Power of Black Pepper: Exploring Piperine’s Role in Cancer. Aug 02, 2025
Taxonomy box added and spellings revised. Mar 28, 2025
Add new Web site: International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Medicine - Review: Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum L.) Botanical Aspects, Chemical Content, Pharmacological Activities (PDF). Feb 27, 2025
Add new Web site: Cleveland Clinic - What are the Health Benefits of Black Pepper? Jan 16, 2025
Add new Web site: Indiana University Bloomington - Piper nigrum. Nov 19, 2024
Add new Web site: International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts - King of Spices: Piper Nigrum (Black Pepper). Sep 23, 2024
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Plant Science - The chloroplast genome of black pepper (Piper nigrum L.) and its comparative analysis with related Piper species. May 20, 2024
Add new Web site: CORE - Biological action of Piper nigrum - the king of spices (PDF). Apr 10, 2024
Add new Web site: Government of India - Indian Culture - Black Pepper: The King of Spices. Aug 28, 2023
Add new Web site: Healthline - 11 Science-Backed Health Benefits of Black Pepper. Jun 24, 2023
Add new Web site: WebMD - Black Pepper: Health Benefits, Nutrition, and Uses. May 11, 2023
Add new Web site: McCormick Science Institute - Black Pepper. Apr 01, 2023
Add new Web site: Verywell Fit - Black Pepper Nutrition Facts and Health Benefits. Feb 15, 2023
Add new Web site: Academia - Medicinal Properties of Black Pepper (Piper Nigrum Linn): A Common Unani Medicine (PDF). Dec 23, 2022
Add new Web site: PennState - PlantVillage - Black Pepper. Aug 31, 2022
Mentioned that the fruits are drupes and that the principal flavor comes from piperine. Jan 20, 2017
Add new Web site: Botanical.com - Pepper. Sep 14, 2016
Media added. Apr 01, 2016
Add new Web site: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - Black pepper. Dec 12, 2014
Article added to new online database. May 27, 1999
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