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Plant Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae)

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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,1-DIETHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1,1-DIETHOXY-3-METHYLBUTANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HYDROXY-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-METHYLPYRROLE-KETONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-O-FERRULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
13-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 205.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
13-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 43.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
15-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 9.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
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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
Antiperiodontitic 4 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiperoxidant 5 Planta Medica, 57: A54, 1991.
Antiphenylketonuric 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiphotophobic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antipityriasic 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplaque 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiplatelet 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiPMS 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antipneumonic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antipodriac 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antipolio 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antipoliomyelitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiporphyric 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiprogestational 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antiprolactin 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiproliferant 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostaglandin 7 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 7 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiprostatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *