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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Capsicum sp

Common Name
Piments; Cayenne

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Uses for this plant.
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Activity Country/Region Reference
Ache(Tooth) Liberia Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Cancer US Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Dysmenorrhea Ivory Coast Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Impotency Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Migraine Haiti Brutus, T.C., and A.V. Pierce-Noel. 1960. Les Plantes et les Legumes d'Hati qui Guerissent. Imprimerie De L'Etat, Port-Au-Prince, Haiti.
Poison(Arrow) Ivory Coast Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.