Black Pepper

Also known as: Piperine, black peppercorn, piper nigrum

 

 

Safety Rating: 

LIKELY HARMFUL 

 when taken at high doses

  • Pregnancy

NOT ENOUGH INFO

when taken at high doses

  • Breastfeeding
  • Children
  • Elderly (65+)
  • General population

POSSIBLY UNSAFE

  • None

POSSIBLY SAFE

  • None

LIKELY SAFE

for otherwise healthy patients

in amounts found in food 

 

For explanations of what these safety ratings mean, click here.

 

Coming soon: 

Side Effects

Overview

Interactions with Health Conditions

Drug Interactions

Interactions with Herbs/Supplements

Interactions with Food

 

 

Interactions with lab tests

 

Drug level tests: Black pepper may increase levels of phenytoin, propranolol, and theophylline in the blood.

 

 

References:

  1. *Natural Medicines. (2019, March 11). Black Pepper[Monograph]. Natural Standard Professional Monograph. Retrieved from: https://naturalmedicines.therapeuticresearch.com/databases/food,-herbs-supplements/professional.aspx?productid=800

*=Requires PAID or institutional subscription to access