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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
HESPERIDIN 31 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
HEXADECANE 0 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
HEXAN-1-AL 0 Fruit *
HEXANAL 5 Fruit Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
HEXANOIC-ACID 2 Fruit *
HISTIDINE 7 Fruit 170.0 2319.0 0.43 *
HOMOCAPSAICIN 0 Fruit 2.0 90.0 *
HOMOCAPSAICIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap 3000.0 *
HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN 0 Fruit 2.0 90.0 *
HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN 0 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit 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 *
IRON 6 Fruit 4.0 14.0 -0.47 *
ISOHEXYL-ISOCAPROATE 0 Fruit 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 *
L-ASPARAGINASE 4 Fruit *
L-ASPARIGINASE 0 Fruit *
LANOST-8-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
LANOSTENOL 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Anticomplementary 1 *
Anticonvulsant 9 *
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 6 *
AntiCrohn's 2 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 *
AntiCVI 1 *
Anticystinuric 1 *
Antidandruff 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 5 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 *
Antidementia 9 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 *
Antidermatic 1 Bisset, N.G., ed. 1994. Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 566 pp.
Antidermatitic 6 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antidiabetic 14 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiuretic 1 *