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Plant 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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
FIBER(DIETARY) 0 Fruit not available 482000.0 1.71 Duke, 1992 *
FLUORINE 0 Fruit 0.1 1.0 -0.35 ACTA AGRIC SCAND SUPPL 22: 1980
FOLACIN 15 Fruit 0.0 3.0 0.39 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
FOLIAXANTHIN 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.
FUNKIOSIDE 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
FUNKIOSIDE C 0 Root not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSAMINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GALACTOSE 1 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.
GAMMA-BUTYROLACTONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GAMMA-TERPINENE 11 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSAMINE 1 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLUCOSE 7 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.
GLUTAMIC-ACID 8 Fruit 1120.0 15277.0 0.16 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
GLUTAMINASE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GLYCINE 12 Fruit 310.0 4228.0 0.24 Duke, 1992 *
GRAMISTEROL 0 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
GROSSAMIDE 0 Root not available 3.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
GUAIACOL 18 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
HENEICOSANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
HEPTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books)
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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
AntiDNA 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antidyskinetic 3 Martindale's 28th
Antidysmenorrheic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidyspeptic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidysphagic 1 Duke, 1992 *
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 Duke, 1992 *
Antiembolic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiencephalitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.