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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
1,1-DIETHOXY-2-METHYLPROPANE 0 Fruit *
1,1-DIETHOXY-3-METHYLBUTANE 0 Fruit *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
1-HYDROXY-PROPAN-2-ONE 0 Fruit *
1-METHYLPYRROLE-KETONE 0 Fruit *
1-O-CAFFEOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
1-O-FERRULOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Fruit *
13-CIS-CAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 205.0 *
13-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 2.0 43.0 *
15-CIS-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit 0.0 9.0 *
2,3,5-TRIMETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2,3-BUTANEDIOL 0 Fruit *
2,3-DIMETHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2,3-DIMETHYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2-BUTANONE 0 Fruit *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
2-HEXANONE 0 Fruit *
2-HYDROXY-3-METHYL-CYCLOPENT-2-EN-1-ONE 0 Fruit *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-5-ETHYLPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiDNA 1 *
Antidote (Acetaminophen) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Aluminum) 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antidote (Cadmium) 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Lead) 3 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Mercury) 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidote (Paracetamol) 1 Martindale's 29th
Antidote (Paraquat) 1 Martindale's 28th
Antidysgeuzic 1 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 *
Antidysphagic 1 *
AntiEBV 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antieczemic 5 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiedemic 11 Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990.
Antielastase 1 *
Antiembolic 1 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.