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Common Names
Bell Pepper; Green Pepper; Cherry Pepper; Sweet Pepper; Cone Pepper; Paprika
How this plant is used
Food
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| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Anxiolytic | 8 | Merck 11th Edition |
| AP-1-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphidifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Avifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Barbituate-Synergist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bronchorelaxant | 2 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |