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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
LANOSTEROL 1 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LATOXANTHIN 0 Fruit 1.0 25.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LEAD 0 Fruit 0.0 2.0 -0.37 Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 440.0 6002.0 0.19 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIGUSTRAZINE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LIMONENE 60 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINALOOL 53 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 2190.0 29871.0 0.07 Duke, 1992 *
LINOLENIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LITHIUM 11 Fruit 0.3 0.4 -0.56 Duke, 1992 *
LOPHENOL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUPEOL 21 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit 0.0 50.0 3.49 Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN 78 Fruit not available 11.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-APIOGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOLIN-7-O-BETA-DIGLUCOSIDE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
LUTEOXANTHIN-1 0 Fruit 2.0 40.0 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
Miotic 1 Martindale's 29th
MMP-9-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge 2 Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant 5 Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic 2 Martindale's 29th
Musculotropic 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic 3 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Mycobactericide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myocontractant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myopic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Myorelaxant 6 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Myostimulant 1 UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
Myotonic 1 Martindale's 29th
Narcotic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide 9 Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.