Description
Description: Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae, cultivated for its fruit, which is usually dried and used as a spice
and seasoning.
When dried, the fruit is known as a peppercorn. When fresh and fully mature, it is approximately 5 millimetres (0.20 in) in diameter,
dark red, and, like all drupes, contains a single seed. Peppercorns, and the ground pepper derived from them, may be described simply as pepper,
or more precisely as black pepper (cooked and dried unripe fruit), green pepper (dried unripe fruit) and white pepper (ripe fruit seeds).
Botanical Name: Piper nigrum
Common Names: Pepper
Medicinal Part: Whole or ground peppercorns
CAS Number: 84929-41-9
INCI Name: Piper Nigrum Fruit Powder
