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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
ALPHA-COPAENE 0 Fruit *
ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Fruit 1.0 25.0 *
ALPHA-CRYPTOXANTHIN 2 Plant *
ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID 15 Fruit 220.0 3001.0 0.21 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE 11 Fruit *
ALPHA-PINENE 28 Fruit *
ALPHA-TERPINEOL 23 Fruit *
ALPHA-THUJENE 0 Fruit *
ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL 32 Fruit 22.0 284.0 3.25 *
ALUMINUM 5 Fruit *
AMMONIA 0 Fruit 382.0 1.00 *
AMMONIA(NH3) 0 Fruit 382.0 *
ANTHERAXANTHIN 1 Fruit 0.5 165.0 *
APIIN 4 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
ARGININE 14 Fruit 410.0 5592.0 0.34 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
ARSENIC 2 Fruit 0.0 0.0 -0.52 *
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 230.0 20982.0 1.02 *
ASH 0 Fruit 13416.0 52000.0 -0.12 *
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antibronchitic 2 *
Antibronchoconstrictor 1 *
Anticalculic 1 *
Anticancer 9 *
Anticancer (Breast) 4 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.
Anticancer (Cervix) 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.
Anticancer (Colon) 2 *
Anticancer (Esophagus)? 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticancer (Forestomach) 1 *
Anticancer (Liver) 4 *
Anticancer (Lung) 2 Joseph, J., Nadeau, D. and Underwood, A. 2001. The Color Code. Hyperion, NY.
Anticancer (Skin) 3 *
Anticanker 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticapillary-Fragility 2 Merck 7th Ed.
Anticarcinogenic 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Anticarcinomic 3 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Anticardiospasmic 1 *
Anticariogenic 4 Muroi, H. and Kubo, I. 1993. Combination Effects of Antibacterial Compounds in Green Tea Flavor against Streptococcus mutans. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: 1102-1105.
Anticarpal-Tunnel 1 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Anticataract 11 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.