title: Pharmacological importance of an ethnobotanical plant: Capsicum annuum L.
abstract: Capsicum annuum L., a fruit plant from tropical and subtropical regions, contains a range of essential nutrients and bioactive compounds which are known to exhibit a range of bioactivities including free radical scavenging (antioxidant), antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory and anticancer. This review aims to give a comprehensive overview of the literature published on pharmacological behaviours of C. annuum L.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Chemistry , COMSATS Institute of Information Technology , Abbottabad 22060 , KPK , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Farhan A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: Tariq
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mahmood
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Abdul
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Saeed
authors.forename: Aneela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Maalik
mesh_terms: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000975:Antioxidants / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D002212:Capsicum / Q000737:chemistry*; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000494:pharmacology; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D000975:Antioxidants; D000998:Antiviral Agents; D016166:Free Radical Scavengers; D010936:Plant Extracts
keywords: Capsicum; anti-inflammatory; anticancer; antimicrobial; antioxidant; chilli