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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHOSPHORUS | 4 | Fruit | 455.0 | 3794.0 | 0.18 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PHYLLOQUINONE | 5 | Fruit | 0.0 | 0.1 | -0.22 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | 2 | Fruit | 90.0 | 130.0 | -1.05 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| POTASSIUM | 14 | Fruit | 2600.0 | 34272.0 | 1.45 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROLINE | 0 | Fruit | 870.0 | 7099.0 | 0.85 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PROTEIN | 0 | Fruit | 11000.0 | 163200.0 | 0.72 | Duke, 1992 * |
| PULEGONE | 28 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| QUERCETIN | 176 | Fruit | not available | 63.0 | -0.46 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| RIBOFLAVIN | 15 | Fruit | 1.0 | 8.0 | 0.64 | Duke, 1992 * |
| RUTIN | 87 | Fruit | not available | 487.0 | -0.60 | Varnaite, R. 1988. Rutin Content in Capsicum, Capsella, Urtica, Primula, Lepidium, Lactuca, Brassica, Anethum, Beta, Petroselinum, Allium Genera Representatives. Liet Tsr Mokslu Akad Darb Ser C, 4: 29-32. |
| SALICYLATES | 7 | Fruit | 6.0 | 2000.0 | 5.40 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SCOPOLETIN | 44 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SERINE | 1 | Fruit | 800.0 | 6528.0 | 1.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| SILICON | 4 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SODIUM | 1 | Fruit | 50.0 | 734.0 | -0.11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOLANIDINE | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOLANINE | 26 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| SOLASODINE | 18 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 30.0 | 245.0 | -0.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| STEARIC-ACID | 8 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antivitiligic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antixerophthalmic | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Anxiolytic | 7 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Aphrodisiac | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Apoptotic | 9 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Aromatase-Inhibitor | 1 | Journal of Medicinal Food 2: 235.1999. |
| Artemicide | 2 | Jung, J.H., Pummangura, S., Chaichantipyuth, c., Patarapanich, C., and McLaughlin, J.L. 1989. Bioactive Constituents of Melodorum fruticosum. Phytochemistry. 29(5): 1667-1670. 1990. |
| Arteriodilator | 1 | Ozaki, Y. and Ma, J-P. 1989. Inhibitory Effects of Tetramethylpyrazine and Ferulic Acid on Spontaneous Movement of Rat Uterus in Situ. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(6): 1620-1623, 1990. |
| Asthma-preventive | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Astringent | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Autotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Avifuge | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bacteriostatic | 1 | Chin. J. Tuber. Respir. Dis. |
| Bacteristat | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Blocker | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchoprotectant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |