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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | 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. |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| HEXAN-1-AL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANAL | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 170.0 | 2319.0 | 0.43 | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMOCAPSAICIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | 3000.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE | 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. |
| HYDROXY-BENZOIC-ACID-4-BETA-D-GLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 4.0 | 14.0 | -0.47 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOHEXYL-ISOCAPROATE | 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. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 270.0 | 3683.0 | 0.01 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| KARPOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | 0.5 | 150.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ASPARAGINASE | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| L-ASPARIGINASE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL | 0 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LANOSTENOL | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Trypsin-Enhancer | 1 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-93. |
| Tumor-Promoter | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tumorigenic | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Tyrosinase-Inhibitor | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Tyrosine-Kinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 170. |
| Ubiquiot | 6 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Ulcerogenic | 3 | HerbalGram No. 20, page 9. |
| Urate-Solvent | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Uricosuric | 4 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Urinary-Acidulant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Urine-Acidifier | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Urine-Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Uterorelaxant | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Uterosedative | 2 | 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. |
| Varroacide | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasodilator | 17 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vasopressor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| VEGF-Inhibitor | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Vermifuge | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Verrucolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |