Message #45413

[mccoy]

AFAIK, black pepper is good and must be taken together with turmeric/curcumin to inhibit glucuronidation, that is, a fast metabolic disruption of curcumin.

Also, cited by NIH:

Many physiological effects of black pepper, its extracts, or its major active principle, piperine, have been reported in recent decades. Dietary piperine, by favorably stimulating the digestive enzymes of pancreas, enhances the digestive capacity and significantly reduces the gastrointestinal food transit time.