🌶 Piperina (Piper Nigrum): 4 secretos que dan sabor a tus suplementos

Native to South India, black pepper was once called “black gold” and traded across Asia, the Middle East, and Europe. More than a kitchen staple, black pepper held medicinal value in traditional systems like Ayurveda and Chinese medicine.

Secret 1: The Bioavailability Booster

Piperine slows down the breakdown of nutrients in the liver and gut, allowing your body to absorb more of what matters. In fact, just 20 mg of Piperine can increase curcumin absorption by up to 2000%—a fact confirmed by clinical research.

Source: Shoba G et al., Planta Med. 1998

Secret 2: The Ancient Synergist

Ayurvedic healers used Piperine-rich pepper to “open the channels” of the body, promoting deeper absorption and better therapeutic outcomes. This principle—of enhancing the power of other herbs—made Piperine an essential ingredient in traditional formulas long before its mechanisms were understood by science.

Which parts of the plant are used?

It all starts with the dried fruit of the Piper nigrum vine—what we know as peppercorns. The outer layer of these peppercorns contains Piperine, the active compound that delivers both the pungent kick and the performance-boosting effects.