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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYL-3-PENTEN-2-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLTETRADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLTRIDECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-FURFURAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHYL-OCTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHYL-NONANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHYL-NONANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 820.0 | 6691.0 | 1.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 50.0 | 408.0 | -0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antimenopausal | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antimenorrhagic | 3 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antimetastatic | 4 | Cunane, S. and Thompson, L. U., eds. 1995. Flaxseed in Human Nutrition. AOCS Press, Champaign IL. 384 pp. |
| Antimetastatic (Stomach) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimigraine | 5 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimitotic | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antimitral-valve-prolapse | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimorphinic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| AntiMS | 3 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antimutagenic | 16 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 235. |
| Antimyelotoxic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antimyoatrophic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antimyocarditic | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 199. |
| Antimyoclonic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Antineoplastic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antinephritic | 2 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Antinephrolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineuralgic | 5 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antineuramidase | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antineurasthenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |