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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.
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
4-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYLPENTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-METHYLTETRADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-METHYLTRIDECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5,6-DIHYDROXY-5,6-DIHYDRO-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8(14)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-CAPSANTHIN-3,6-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-HYDROXY-CAPSANTHIN-5,6-EPOXIDE 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.
5-HYDROXYCAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHYL-2-FURFURAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
9-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.5 140.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
9-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 32.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETOIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Pericarp not available 15.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Seed not available 105.0 0.58 Duke, 1992 *
ACETYLFURAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 350.0 4774.0 0.42 Duke, 1992 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit 0.2 20.0 2.44 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
Antisteatotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antisterility 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistomatitic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistress 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antistroke 4 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antisunburn 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antisyndrome-X 7 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antitachycardic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antithalassemic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antithiamin 1 Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, 69.
Antithrombogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombotic 2 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antithromboxane 1 Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Jul-87.
Antithromboxane-B2 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antithyroid 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitinnitic 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
AntiTNF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antitoxemic 1 Duke, 1992 *