White Pepper and Piperine Have Different Effects on Pharmacokinetics of Puerarin in Rats
Figure 5
Plasma concentration-time profiles of puerarin after an intravenous administration of 40 mg/kg of puerarin to rats in the presence and absence of piperine. The data are expressed as mean ± SD, . (●) Control (combined use with tween); (△) combined use with 10 mg/kg of piperine; (▲) combined use with 20 mg/kg of piperine. Insert shows the pharmacokinetics of puerarin at the first 25 min after intravenous administration.
