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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CYSTINE | 2 | Fruit | 160.0 | 2182.0 | 1.20 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DECANOIC-ACID-VANILLYLAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 68.0 | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| DEHYDROASCORBIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 20000.0 | 1.73 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DI-N-PROPYL-AMINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Fruit | 75.0 | 1628.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 318000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Tissue Culture | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIMETHOXY-BENZYLMETHYLOCTAMIDE | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIN-N-PROPYL-AMINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.3 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | 1290.0 | 5000.0 | -0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| EPSILON-CAROTENE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTIN | 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. |
| ETHYL-3-METHYLBUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-ACETATE | 6 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EUGENOL | 76 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 2000.0 | 144000.0 | 0.46 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 100000.0 | 150000.0 | -0.61 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 12000.0 | 351000.0 | 1.98 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER(CRUDE) | 0 | Fruit | not available | 258000.0 | 1.53 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Prolactinogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Proliferant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prooxidant | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Propecic | 6 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandigenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Sparer | 1 | Fujita, T., Nakatani, E., Funaishi, N., Sakuma, S., Fujimoto, Y. Potent inhibition of prostaglandin inactivation in rabbit gastric antral mucosal slices by selenium ions in-vitro. J. Pharm. Pharmacol. 42: 655-657, 1990. |
| Prostaglandin-Synthesis-Inhibitor | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Prostaglandin-Synthetase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protein-Kinase-C-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Protisticide | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| PTK-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pulmonotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Pyrogenic | 1 | Cabanac, M., Leydier, M. C., Poirier, L. J. 1976. The Effect of Capsaicin on Temperature Regulation of the Rat. Pfluegers Arch, 366: 217. |
| Quinone-Reductase-Inducer | 3 | Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103. |
| Radioprotective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Refrigerant | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Renoirritant | 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. |
| Renotoxic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Repellent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |