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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DECANOIC-ACID-VANILLYLAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | 1.0 | 68.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DELTA-3-CARENE | 8 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Fruit | 75.0 | 1628.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| DIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 1 | Pericarp | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| EO | 0 | Fruit | not available | 16000.0 | -0.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ERIODICTIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-DODECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-OCTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ETHYL-TETRADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Fruit | 1000.0 | 16320.0 | -0.52 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FAT | 0 | Seed | 100000.0 | 150000.0 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FERULIC-ACID | 61 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| FIBER | 15 | Fruit | 18000.0 | 146880.0 | 0.05 | Duke, 1992 * |
| FOLACIN | 15 | Fruit | 0.0 | 2.0 | -0.02 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| FOLIAXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GALACTOSE | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GERANYL-ACETONE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUCOSE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| GLUTAMIC-ACID | 8 | Fruit | 2640.0 | 21542.0 | 0.65 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| GLYCINE | 12 | Fruit | 740.0 | 6038.0 | 0.94 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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 * |