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Capsicum

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Categories: Irritant, Plant Extracts

Capsicum Description

_Capsicum_ is the name for a genus of flowering plants native to North America that includes chili peppers and bell peppers. Several chemical compounds can be extracted from these plants and used in medical applications. For more information, see our definitions of capsaicin and capsicum oleoresin.
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