A overview on Capsicum annum L. \- Journal of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology

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• Externaly, it is used as a counter irritant in the treatment of rheumatism, lumbago and neuralgia9.
• The plant is native to America and cultivated in different parts of tropical and subtropical parts of world. C. annuum L. owes its medicinal properties to capsaicinoids primarily capsaicin present in highest proportion in placental tissue connecting seeds to fruits, in the fruit itself but not avoidable in seeds.
• Capsanthin suppressed hydroperoxide formation as well as beta carotene, lutein, and zeaxanthin. Intereststringly, capsanthin decomposed more slowly than the other carotenoids.and the radical scavenging effect of capsanthin was found to last longer.
• Ethanol extracts of the fruits of three kinds of Capsicum showed similar potencies in their antimicrobial activities against Gram(+) and Gram(-) bacterias, and fungi, although they contained different level of capsaicin. Bioautographic tests demonstrated that capsaicin was the main antimicrobial component.