Black pepper(common)Pepper-black(common)Pepper-white(common)Piperine(common)White pepper(common)1-[(2E,4E)-5-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2,4-pentadienyl]piperidine(proper)Piper nigrum(proper)
Accepted Names (French)
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Black pepper(common)Pepper-black(common)Pepper-white(common)Piperine(common)White pepper(common)1-[(2E,4E)-5-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2,4-pentadienyl]piperidine(proper)Piper nigrum(proper)
Approved Health Claims
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Traditionally used in Ayurveda to improve digestion
Traditionally used in Ayurveda as a vermifuge/anthelmintic
To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Black pepper is traditionally used in Ayurveda to improve digestion)
When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
Approved Health Claims (Français)
4
Traditionally used in Ayurveda to improve digestion
Traditionally used in Ayurveda as a vermifuge/anthelmintic
To prevent the product from being represented as a “traditional medicine”, any indicated traditional use claim must refer to the specific medicinal ingredient(s) and recognized traditional system of medicine from which the claim originates when 1) both traditional and modern claims are present or 2) when claims originate from multiple systems of traditional medicine (e.g., Black pepper is traditionally used in Ayurveda to improve digestion)
When ALL of the medicinal ingredients (MIs) in the product are used within the SAME identified system of traditional medicine AND the product makes ONLY traditional claims, listing of MIs in the traditional claim(s) is not required
Approved Dose Ranges
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Population
Dose Range
Frequency
Adults 18 years and older
250–420 milligrams
per day
Cautions & Contraindications
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cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are pregnant or breastfeeding.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician before use if you are taking medications or any other health products, as black/white pepper/piperine may alter their effectiveness (Han 2011; Srinivasan 2007; Khajuria et al. 2002; Bano et al. 1991).1
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms persist or worsen.
cautionAsk a health care practitioner/health care provider/health care professional/doctor/physician if symptoms worsen or persist for more than 2 weeks.