Indian species that provide, flavor, color and aroma to food also possess many therapeutic properties. Piper Nigrum linn is one of the world’s essential and oldest species. From ages ago, plant sources were used in traditional systems of medicines and day to day common use such as in meal preparation and in cosmetics purposes. Black pepper has been deemed “King Of Species” and has various medicinal activities due to its high concentration of a potent beneficial pungent alkaloidal compound “piperine”. This review aims to highlight various important pharmacological actions like anti-hypertensive, antimicrobial, anti-asthmatic, larvicidal, anti-diarrheal, anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-depressant, anti-cancer and anti-hemorrhoidal, anti-platelet, digestive and cosmoperine activities. Furthermore black pepper also have immense role in enhancing bioavailability of other drugs.
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