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Dalby, p. 156; also Turner, pp. 108–109, though Turner does go on to discuss spices (not pepper specifically) being used to disguise the taste of partially spoiled wine or ale. Srinivasa Iyengar, P. T. (1912). History of the Indian people. Life in ancient India in the age of the mantras. Madras: Srinivasa Varadachari & Co. p. 8. OCLC 613210854. Prasad, Anshuman (2003). "The Gaze of the Other: Postcolonial Theory and Organizational Analysis". In Prasad, Anshuman (ed.). Postcolonial Theory and Organizational Analysis: A Critical Engagement. New York: Palgrave Macmillan US. pp. 3–43. ISBN 978-1-4039-8229-2.

The pepper plant is a perennial woody vine growing up to 4 m (13 ft) in height on supporting trees, poles, or trellises. It is a spreading vine, rooting readily where trailing stems touch the ground. The leaves are alternate, entire, 5 to 10 cm (2.0 to 3.9 in) long and 3 to 6 cm (1.2 to 2.4 in) across. The flowers are small, produced on pendulous spikes 4 to 8 cm (1.6 to 3.1 in) long at the leaf nodes, the spikes lengthening up to 7 to 15 cm (2.8 to 5.9 in) as the fruit matures. [13]James A. Duke (16 August 1993). CRC Handbook of Alternative Cash Crops. CRC Press. p. 395. ISBN 978-0-8493-3620-1 . Retrieved 29 January 2009. Cleaner technology for white pepper production". The Hindu Business line. 27 March 2008. Archived from the original on 9 May 2008 . Retrieved 29 January 2009. As pepper supplies into Europe increased, the price of pepper declined (though the total value of the import trade generally did not). Pepper, which in the early Middle Ages had been an item exclusively for the rich, started to become more of an everyday seasoning among those of more average means. Today, pepper accounts for one-fifth of the world's spice trade. [37] China edit

Montagne, Prosper (2001). Larousse Gastronomique. Hamlyn. p. 726. ISBN 978-0-600-60235-4. OCLC 47231315. "Mill".White pepper consists solely of the seed of the ripe fruit of the pepper plant, with the thin darker-coloured skin (flesh) of the fruit removed. This is usually accomplished by a process known as retting, where fully ripe red pepper berries are soaked in water for about a week so the flesh of the peppercorn softens and decomposes; rubbing then removes what remains of the fruit, and the naked seed is dried. Sometimes the outer layer is removed from the seed through other mechanical, chemical, or biological methods. [10] Thanissaro Bhikkhu (30 November 1990). Buddhist Monastic Code II. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-36708-0 . Retrieved 29 January 2008. Gibbon, Edward (1873) [1781]. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire. Vol. III (New ed.). Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. p. 272f79. OCLC 669186315.

Higgins, Edward (25 May 2015). "Where Do Peppercorns Come From?". Farmers' Almanac . Retrieved 2 May 2022. Dalby, Andrew (2002). Dangerous Tastes. Berkeley: University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-23674-5. Jirovetz, L; Buchbauer, G; Ngassoum, M. B.; Geissler, M (2002). "Aroma compound analysis of Piper nigrum and Piper guineense essential oils from Cameroon using solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography, solid-phase microextraction-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry and olfactometry". Journal of Chromatography A. 976 (1–2): 265–75. doi: 10.1016/s0021-9673(02)00376-x. PMID 12462618. However, the Portuguese proved unable to monopolize the spice trade. Older Arab and Venetian trade networks successfully imported enormous quantities of spices, and pepper once again flowed through Alexandria and Italy, as well as around Africa. In the 17th century, the Portuguese lost almost all of their valuable Indian Ocean trade to the Dutch and the English, who, taking advantage of the Spanish rule over Portugal during the Iberian Union (1580–1640), occupied by force almost all Portuguese interests in the area. The pepper ports of Malabar began to trade increasingly with the Dutch in the period 1661–1663. Piperine is under study for its potential to increase absorption of selenium, vitamin B 12, beta-carotene, and curcumin, as well as other compounds. [49]Piper nigrum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2 March 2008. A single stem bears 20 to 30 fruiting spikes. The harvest begins as soon as one or two fruits at the base of the spikes begin to turn red, and before the fruit is fully mature, and still hard; if allowed to ripen completely, the fruits lose pungency, and ultimately fall off and are lost. The spikes are collected and spread out to dry in the sun, then the peppercorns are stripped off the spikes. [13] a b c "Pepper". Oxford English Dictionary (OED). Vol. 7 N–Poy (1 Corrected re-issue ed.). Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. 1913. p. 663. a b Manjunath Hegde, Bomnalli (19 October 2013). "Meet the pepper queen". Deccan Herald. No. Bangalore . Retrieved 22 January 2015. Pepper contains phytochemicals, [47] including amides, piperidines, pyrrolidines, and trace amounts of safrole, which may be carcinogenic in laboratory rodents. [48]

After the peppercorns are dried, pepper spirit and oil can be extracted from the berries by crushing them. Pepper spirit is used in many medicinal and beauty products. Pepper oil is also used as an ayurvedic massage oil and in certain beauty and herbal treatments. [ citation needed] White pepper edit Sen, Colleen Taylor (2004). Food Culture in India – Food culture around the world. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 58. ISBN 9780313324871. Peppers, called the king of spices, are the dried berries of a tropical vine native to Kerala, which is India's major producer Dudhatra, GB; Mody, SK; Awale, MM; Patel, HB; Modi, CM; Kumar, A; Kamani, DR; Chauhan, BN (2012). "A comprehensive review on pharmacotherapeutics of herbal bioenhancers". The Scientific World Journal. 2012 (637953): 637953. doi: 10.1100/2012/637953. PMC 3458266. PMID 23028251. Holmes, Edward Morell (1885). "Pepper" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. XVIII (9th ed.). pp. 516–517. Hajeski, Nancy J (2016). National Geographic Complete Guide to Herbs and Spices: Remedies, Seasonings, and Ingredients to Improve Your Health and Enhance Your Life. National Geographic Books. p. 236. ISBN 9781426215889.

Collings, Emma R.; Alamar Gavidia, M. Carmen; Cools, Katherine; Redfern, Sally; Terry, Leon A. (February 2018). "Effect of UV-C on the physiology and biochemical profile of fresh Piper nigrum berries". Postharvest Biology and Technology. 136: 161–165. doi: 10.1016/j.postharvbio.2017.11.007. PMC 5727672. PMID 29398783. Pepper harvested for the European trade, from a manuscript Livre des merveilles de Marco Polo (The book of the marvels of Marco Polo)