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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
Antiencephalopathic 7 Martindale's 29th
Antiencephalopathic? 1 Martindale's 29th
Antiendometriotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antienterotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antienzymatic 1 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189.
Antiepileptic 6 Duke, 1992 *
Antiepitheleomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antierythemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiescherichic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiesophagitic 2 Martindale's 29th
Antiestrogenic 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifatigue 8 Duke, J. A. Writeups or information summaries on approximately 2,000 economic plants, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, MD 20705.
Antifeedant 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antifertility 3 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antifibrinolytic 2 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 1: 53.
Antifibromyalgic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antifibrositic 1 Martindale's 28th
Antifibrotic 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antiflu 6 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 195.
Antifuruncular 1 Martindale's 28th