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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
3-ISOPROPYL-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-1-PENTYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-PENTAN-3-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NOR-LANOSTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
31-NORCYCLOARTANOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-14-ALPHA-24-TRIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-8(24)-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-24-DIMETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-24-ETHYL-CHOLESTA-7,24-DIEN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ALPHA-METHYL-5-ALPHA-CHOLEST-8(14)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-ETHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-1-PENTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Leung, A.Y., Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients Used in Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1980.
4-METHYL-3-PENTEN-2-ONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-GUAIACOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEPTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
4-METHYL-HEXADECANE 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
Antiangiogenic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antianorectic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antianorexic 1 Martindale's 29th
Antianxiety 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiaphthic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiapoplectic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarabiflavinotic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antiarachidonate 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarrhythmic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarteriosclerotic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiarthritic 14 Duke, 1992 *
Antiasthmatic 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiatherogenic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiatherosclerotic 11 Duke, 1992 *
Antibacillary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibackache 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antibacterial 36 Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991.
Antiberiberi 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiBPH 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antibradykinic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 366.