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Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
How this plant is used
Food
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENEICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 410.0 | 3346.0 | 1.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HOMOCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN-I | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 7.0 | 135.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 2 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOHEXANOIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOHEXYL-ISOCAPROATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 650.0 | 5304.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOTHUJONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID | 5 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Anther | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LATOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antihysteric | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiichythyotic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antiielus? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiimplantation | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiimpotence | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinfective | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinfertility | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiinflammatory | 27 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antiinsomniac | 5 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiinsomniac? | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antiinsomnic | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiischemic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antikeratitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiketotic | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Antilaryngitic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiLegionella | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileishmanic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antilepric | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antileukemic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antileukonychic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |