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Piper

Known as: Pipers 
A plant genus of the family PIPERACEAE that includes species used for spicy and stimulating qualities.
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2009
2009
Kava hepatotoxicity: regulatory data selection and causality assessment.
Review
2005
Review
2005
Safety review of kava (Piper methysticum) by the Natural Standard Research Collaboration
This systematic review discusses the proposed uses, dosing parameters, adverse effects, toxicology, interactions and mechanism of… 
2004
2004
Antifungal cyclopentenediones from Piper coruscans.
Coruscanones A and B, two new antifungal cyclopentenedione derivatives, have been isolated from Piper coruscans and their… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Extracts of kava (Piper methysticum) induce acute anxiolytic-like behavioral changes in mice
RationaleKava has been used for centuries by Pacific Islanders for its tranquilizing and sedative effects. Recent clinical trials… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Red blood cell and white blood cell counts in sandpipers (Philomachus pugnax, Calidris canutus): effects of captivity, season, nutritional status, and frequent bleedings
Captive ruffs (Philomachus pugnax) and red knots (Calidris canutus) kept in small flocks in outdoor aviaries maintained body mass… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Patterns of genotypic variation and phenotypic plasticity of light response in two tropical Piper (Piperaceae) species.
Patterns of phenotypic plasticity and genotypic variation in light response of growth and photosynthesis were examined in two… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Screening of medicinal plants for induction of somatic segregation activity in Aspergillus nidulans.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
GENOTYPIC VARIATION IN LEAF DAMAGE IN PIPER ARIEIANUM (PIPERACEAE) BY A MULTISPECIES ASSEMBLAGE OF HERBIVORES
  • R. Marquis
  • Evolution; international journal of organic…
  • 1990
  • Corpus ID: 28705620
The shrub Piper arieianum (Piperaceae) has a diverse herbivore fauna (95 species total) in Costa Rican rain forest. The effect of… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
Comparison of the central nervous system activity of the aqueous and lipid extract of kava (Piper methysticum).
The central nervous activity of the aqueous extract of kava was examined in mice, and compared to the effect of the lipid-soluble… 
1985
1985
Some visual effects caused by the beverage kava.
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