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Black pepper (scientific name: Piper nigrum) is a hot, pungent spice with a host of health benefits. In fact, it is used extensively in Ayurvedic medicine. It has an active component called piperine that gives black pepper its characteristic taste.
Peppers come in almost endless shapes and colors. Pepper is a common name given to plants of different genus and species, including the vine pepper of India (Piper nigrum) -- from which we derive ordinary black and white pepper for the table.However, the plants most gardeners associate with that name are the colorful chilies and bells collectively called Capsicum.owever, some of the smaller plants -- especially those grown as ornamentals or potted plants -- may be as small as 1 foot tall and less than 2 feet wide, while larger varieties may grow to a height of 4 feet with similar spread.