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
BUTANE-1,3-DIOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
BUTANE-2,3-DIOL	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CADMIUM	3	Fruit	0.0	0.3	0.33	Duke, 1992 *
CAFFEIC-ACID	102	Fruit	not available	11.0	-0.34	Duke, 1992 *
CALCIUM	28	Fruit	431.0	1670.0	-0.50	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPESTEROL	2	Fruit	20.0	530.0	3.84	Duke, 1992 *
CAMPHENE	9	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN	44	Fruit	100.0	4000.0	-1.00	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN	44	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	634000.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSAICIN	44	Tissue Culture	not available	590.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN	2	Fruit	1.0	2820.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN-3,6-EPOXIDE	0	Fruit	0.0	165.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHIN-5,6-EPOXIDE	0	Fruit	0.0	185.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSANTHONE	0	Fruit	0.0	45.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIAMIDE	0	Fruit	20.0	200.0	not available	Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
CAPSIAMIDE	0	Plant	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-A	1	Fruit	33.0	250.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-B	0	Fruit	2.0	18.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-C	1	Fruit	35.0	103.0	not available	Duke, 1992 *
CAPSIANOSIDE-D	1	Fruit	21.0	38.0	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
Antitriglyceride	3	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antitrypanosomic	1	Planta Medica, 57: A44, 1991.
Antitubercular	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antituberculic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor	20	Zheng, G-Q., Kenney, P.M., and Lam, L.K.T. Sesquiterpenes From Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata) As Potential Anticarcinogenic Agents. Journal of Natural Products 55(7): 999-1003, 1992.
Antitumor (Bladder)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (brain)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Breast)	7	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Cervix)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (CNS)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colon)	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Colorectal)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Esophagus)?	1	Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antitumor (Forestomach)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Kidney)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	6	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas)	2	Duke, 1992 *