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
LAURIC-ACID	7	Resin, Exudate, Sap	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LEUCINE	2	Fruit	1050.0	8568.0	0.74	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LIMONENE	60	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LINOLEIC-ACID	27	Fruit	1040.0	8486.0	-0.24	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
LITHIUM	11	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
LUTEIN	15	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.
LUTEOLIN-7-MONOGLUCOSIDE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
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	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
MANGANESE	14	Fruit	2.0	20.0	-0.27	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
MARGARIC-ACID	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHIONINE	15	Fruit	240.0	1958.0	1.23	USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae)
METHYL-8-METHYL-6-NONANOATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-BETA-PHENYLPROPIONATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-DECANOATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-DODECANOATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEPTANOATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEXADECANOATE	0	Fruit	not available	not available	not available	Duke, 1992 *
METHYL-HEXANOATE	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