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Piperine

14licensed products
1 monograph
Capsule, Vcapsule, Caplet +2

Health Canada Monographs

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BLACK/WHITE PEPPER -PIPER NIGRUM
Oral

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 Dose Ranges

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PopulationDose RangeFrequency
Adults 18 years and older250–420 milligramsper 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.

Alternative Names

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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]piperidinePiper nigrum

Common Quantities in Licensed Products

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1 mg7 licensed products
5 mg5 licensed products
0.5 mg4 licensed products
4.75 mg4 licensed products
0.47 milligrams2 licensed products
0.67 mg2 licensed products
3 mg2 licensed products
10 mcg2 licensed products
2.5 mg1 licensed products

Related Ingredients

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Piper nigrumShared monographPiper nigrum - fruitShared monograph1-[(2E,4E)-5-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-oxo-2,4-pentadienyl]piperidineShared monographBlack pepperShared monographPepper-blackShared monographPepper-whiteShared monographWhite pepperShared monographBLACK/WHITE PEPPER -PIPER NIGRUMCovers this ingredient

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