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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LUTEOXANTHIN-2 | 0 | Fruit | 7.0 | 110.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 380.0 | 5183.0 | 0.28 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 604.0 | 2340.0 | 0.10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| MALTOL | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 0.4 | 1.4 | -0.39 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Chemical Constituents of Oriental Herbs (3 diff. books) |
| MERCURY | 1 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.0 | -0.79 | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 100.0 | 1364.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MOLYBDENUM | 2 | Fruit | 0.0 | 15.0 | 2.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUTATOXANTHIN-1 | 0 | Fruit | 0.0 | 40.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MUTATOXANTHIN-2 | 0 | Fruit | 0.5 | 295.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRICETIN | 34 | Fruit | not available | 1.0 | -0.69 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 10.0 | 136.0 | -0.26 | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(13-METHYLTETRADECYL)ACETAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | 300.0 | 400.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-CIS-FERULOYL-TYRAMINE | 0 | Root | not available | 2.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXANAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-METHYL-ANILINE | 0 | Fruit | not available | 13.1 | not available | 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. |