Plant Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika

How this plant is used

Food

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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 *

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List of plant activities.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antihelicobacter	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic	2	Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic	2	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antihemorrhoidal	2	Martindale's 28th
Antihepatitic	2	Martindale's 29th
Antihepatoadenomic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihepatotic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antihepatotoxic	8	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiherpetic	9	Duke, 1992 *
Antiherpetic?	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihistaminic	12	Ortiz De Urbina, A.V., Martin, M.L., Montero, M.J., Carron, R., Sevilla, M.A., San Roman, L. 1989. Antihistaminic activity of pulegone on the guinea-pig ileum. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 295-296, 1990.
AntiHIV	6	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihomocysteine	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antihomocystinuric	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antihydrocoele	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihyperactivity	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antihyperammonemic	1	Martindale's 29th
Antihypercholesterolemic	3	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antihyperglycemic	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.