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Piperaceae

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Definition: A family of flowering plants in the order Piperales best known for the black pepper widely used in SPICES, and for KAVA and Betel used for neuroactive properties.  prefer specific plant; coord with specific PLANT STRUCTURES term if pertinent; for use in therapy coord IM with PHYTOTHERAPY (IM) + disease/drug ther (IM) + PLANT PREPARATIONS or its indentations/ther use (IM or NIM) + specific plant chemical /ther use    
Examples Peperomia; Piper
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSource
retrofractamide-D  0   *Amides Piperaceae. Phytochemistry 2002 Apr;59(8):897-901
brachystamide-C  0   *Amides Piperaceae. Phytochemistry 2002 Apr;59(8):897-901

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