Black pepper (piper nigrum) extract (making at home)
Greetings!
I want to try making an extract of piper nigrum at home. Focusing mainly on piperine.
Has anyone done this, have advice, or point me to a good learning resource?
I did a search of this sub and found quite a few posts generally about the properties and traditional uses, but didn’t see anything about extracts.
I also considering the desired component is piperine I don’t know what medium would be best (tincture vs extract etc). I kind of just defaulted to alcohol as a good solvent.
Thanks for any help or info you can share! :)
Posted Jul 11, 2026, 8:53 PM UTC
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