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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
2-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-BUTAN-2-OL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-PENTAN-2-OL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-PROPANAL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-PROPIONIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Fruit *
2-PENTYLPYRIDINE 0 Fruit *
24-(R)-ETHYL-LOPHENOL 0 Seed *
24-DIHYDROLANOSTEROL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-LANOST-9(11)-EN-3-BETA-OL 0 Seed *
24-METHYL-LOPHENOL 0 Seed *
24-METHYLENE-CYCLOARTANOL 5 Seed *
3'-O-MYRISTOYLCAPSANTHIN 0 Fruit *
3,6-EPOXIDE-5-HYDROXY-5,6-DIHYDRO-ZEAXANTHIN 0 Fruit *
3-(SEC-BUTYL)-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
3-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
3-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.
3-ISOBUTYL-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antigallstone 1 *
Antigastric 1 *
Antigastritic 4 Martindale's 29th
Antigastrotic 1 *
Antigenotoxic 2 *
Antigiardial 1 *
Antigingivitic 3 *
Antiglaucomic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglutamaergic 1 *
Antiglycosation 1 Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000.
Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95
Antiglycosuric 1 *
Antigonadotrophic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigout 1 *
Antigranular 1 *
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
Antihalitosic 1 *
Antihangover 4 *
Antiheartburn 1 *