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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
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
LAURIC-ACID 7 Resin, Exudate, Sap *
LEUCINE 2 Fruit 1050.0 8568.0 0.74 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIMONENE 60 Fruit *
LINOLEIC-ACID 27 Fruit 1040.0 8486.0 -0.24 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LITHIUM 11 Fruit *
LUTEIN 15 Fruit Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
LUTEOLIN-7-MONOGLUCOSIDE 0 Fruit *
LYSINE 4 Fruit 890.0 7262.0 0.82 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MAGNESIUM 65 Fruit 230.0 2203.0 0.03 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MALONIC-ACID 1 Leaf *
MANGANESE 14 Fruit 2.0 20.0 -0.27 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MARGARIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
METHIONINE 15 Fruit 240.0 1958.0 1.23 USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-8-METHYL-6-NONANOATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-BETA-PHENYLPROPIONATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-DECANOATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-DODECANOATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-HEPTANOATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-HEXADECANOATE 0 Fruit *
METHYL-HEXANOATE 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
(-)-Chronotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
(-)-Inotropic 1 Hansel, R., Keller, K., Rimpler, H., and Schneider, G. eds. 1992. Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Drogen (A-D), 1209 pp., 1993 (E-O), 970 pp., 1994 (P-Z), 1196 pp. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 2 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 6 *
5-HETE-Inhibitor 1 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 3 *
Abortifacient 2 *
Acaricide 3 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
AChE-Inhibitor 2 Grundy, D. L. and Still, C. C., Inhibition of acetylcholinesterases by pulegone-1,2-epoxide, Oest. Biochem. & Physiol., 23, 1985, 383-8.
Acidulant 3 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Adjuvant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 13 *
Allelochemic 5 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 6 *
Allergenic 17 *
Allergenic? 1 *