Piperine: A Remarkable Marker with Intense Biological Activity

Piperine, the main active constituent obtained from the black pepper belongs to family Piperaceae used as medicinal herb along with the spices which named as a “king of spices”. Piperine chemically carries formula of C17H19NO3is a weak base and acquires a numerous medicinal properties. Principally, piperine showed intense biological activity as Antioxidant2, antitumor, antiasthmatics, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antidiarrheal, anxiolytic, antidepressant, hepatoprotective, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-metastatic, anti-thyroid