Table 1.

Members of Piperaceae family containing piperine [9]

Name of plant	Part of plant	Piperine content (%)
Piper nigrum	Fruit	1.7–7.4
Piper longum	Spike and root	5–9
	Fruit	0.03
Piper chaba	Fruit	0.95–1.32
Piper guineense	Fruit	0.23–1.1
Piper sarmentosum	Root	0.20
	Stem	1.59
	Leaf	0.104
	Fruit	2.75