An official website of the United States government.

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Plant Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika
How this plant is used
Food

Select a Results View:

View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
CYSTINE 2 Fruit 160.0 2182.0 1.20 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DECANOIC-ACID-VANILLYLAMIDE 0 Fruit 1.0 68.0 not available USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available 20000.0 1.73 Duke, 1992 *
DELTA-3-CARENE 8 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DI-N-PROPYL-AMINE 0 Fruit not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCAPSAICIN 1 Fruit 75.0 1628.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCAPSAICIN 1 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available 318000.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
DIHYDROCAPSAICIN 1 Tissue Culture not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIMETHOXY-BENZYLMETHYLOCTAMIDE 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
DIN-N-PROPYL-AMINE 0 Fruit not available 0.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
EO 0 Fruit 1290.0 5000.0 -0.72 Duke, 1992 *
EPSILON-CAROTENE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ERIODICTIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ETHYL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ETHYL-ACETATE 6 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
EUGENOL 76 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Fruit 2000.0 144000.0 0.46 Duke, 1992 *
FAT 0 Seed 100000.0 150000.0 -0.61 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
FIBER 15 Fruit 12000.0 351000.0 1.98 Duke, 1992 *
FIBER(CRUDE) 0 Fruit not available 258000.0 1.53 Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Amphiglycemic? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Analgesic 19 Duke, 1992 *
Anaphylactic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic? 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anesthetic 8 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 3 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 3 Forest H. Nielsen, USDA, Grand Forks, various publications.
Anti-LDL 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacetylcholinesterase 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiacid 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacne 11 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiacrodermatitic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiacrodynic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiADD 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiadenomic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Antiadenoviral 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antiadrenalinic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.