Plant Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

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.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Antitumor (Gastric)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Liver)	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Lung)	5	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Ovary)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Pancreas)	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Prostate)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Skin)	4	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor (Stomach)	3	Duke, 1992 *
Antitumor-Promoter	6	Cancer Research, 48: 5941.
Antitussive	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcer	17	Duke, 1992 *
Antiulcerogenic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antiuremic	1	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antiuricosuric	1	Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Antivaccinia	2	Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 207.
Antivaginitic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Antivaricose	2	Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Antivertigo	1	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral	13	Duke, 1992 *
Antiviral?	1	Martindale's 29th