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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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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
4-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
4-METHYLPENTADECANE 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-METHYLTETRADECANE 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
4-METHYLTRIDECANE 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
5,6-DIHYDROXY-5,6-DIHYDRO-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit *
5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8(14)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
5-HYDROXY-CAPSANTHIN-3,6-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit *
5-HYDROXY-CAPSANTHIN-5,6-EPOXIDE 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
5-HYDROXYCAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit Jim Duke's personal files.
5-METHYL-2-FURFURAL 0 Fruit *
5-METHYL-FURFURAL 0 Fruit *
9-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.5 140.0 *
9-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 32.0 *
ACETIC-ACID 16 Fruit *
ACETOIN 0 Fruit *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Pericarp 15.0 -1.00 *
ACETYL-CHOLINE 19 Seed 105.0 0.58 *
ACETYLFURAN 0 Fruit *
ALANINE 3 Fruit 350.0 4774.0 0.42 *
ALPHA-CAROTENE 7 Fruit 0.2 20.0 2.44 *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Cataractagenic 1 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Cerebroprotective 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cerebrostimulant 1 *
Cerebrotonic 1 *
Cerebrotoxic 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 24.
Chemopreventive 8 *
Cholagogue 3 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 9 Williamson, E. M. and Evans, F. J., Potter's New Cyclopaedia of Botanical Drugs and Preparations, Revised Ed., Saffron Walden, the C. W. Daniel Co., Ltd., Essex UK, 362 pp, 1988, reprint 1989.
Cholesterolytic 1 *
Cholinergic 2 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Cicatrizant 1 *
Circulatory-Stimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Circulotonic 3 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 9 Martindale's 29th
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Sedative 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
CNS-Stimulant 2 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 *