Pepper is one of the most famous and widespread spices in world. This commercial plant belongs to Piperaceae family. Depending on treatment which pepper fruit exposed, we distinguish between black, white green pepper. In this research, methanolic extracts different types (Piper nigrum) pink (Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi) were prepared. Maceration ultrasonic extraction used extract bioactive c...

Finding healing powers in plants is an ancient idea. These form the basis for development of new chemicals pharmaceuticals and also use this readily available, natural safe resources as a part dental practice has great potential more green practice. Several scientific investigations have highlighted importance contribution many plant families. Plants belonging to following Asteraceae, Liliaceae...

PREMISE OF THE STUDY Documented fossil floras in the neotropics are sparse, yet their records provide evidence on the spatial and temporal occurrence of taxa, allowing for testing of biogeographical and diversification scenarios on individual lineages. A new fossil Piper from the Late Cretaceous of Colombia is described here, and its importance for assessing diversification patterns in the genu...

Piper solmsianum C. DC. var. solmsianum (Piperaceae) is a shrub commonly found in areas with wet tropical soils. Other Piper species have been used in folk medicine as antitumoral and antiseptic agents. We studied the crude methanolic extract, some organic fractions and compounds isolated from this plant for possible antimicrobial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The b...