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Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIGMASTEROL | 12 | Fruit | 10.0 | 20.0 | -0.90 | Spiller, G. A. 1996 (Spiller, G. A. Ed. 1996. CRC Handbook of Lipids in Human Nutrition. CRC Press. Boca Raton, FL. 233 pp.) |
| TERPINEN-4-OL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TETRADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| THIAMIN | 31 | Fruit | 0.0 | 8.0 | 0.34 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THREONINE | 4 | Fruit | 740.0 | 6038.0 | 1.26 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| THUJONE | 17 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TITANIUM | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOCOPHEROL | 93 | Fruit | not available | 24.0 | -0.49 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TOLUENE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRANS-2-HEXEN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TRYPTOPHAN | 29 | Fruit | 260.0 | 2122.0 | 1.78 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| TYROSINE | 8 | Fruit | 420.0 | 3427.0 | 0.42 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VALERIC-ACID | 9 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VALINE | 3 | Fruit | 840.0 | 6854.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| VANILLYL-AMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VANILLYL-AMINE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIOLAXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| VIT-B-6 | 0 | Fruit | 3.0 | 23.0 | 2.49 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | 70000.0 | 889550.0 | 0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| XANTHOPHYLL-EPOXIDE | 0 | Fruit | 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 * |