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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METHYL-NONANOATE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-OCTADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-OCTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PENTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-PHENYLACETATE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-TETRADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MEVALONIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | 0.5 | -0.61 | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRCENE | 22 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Fruit | 10.0 | 82.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MYRISTIC-ACID | 6 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-(13-METHYLTETRADECYL)ACETAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| N-HEXANAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEO-BETA-CAROTENE | 0 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NEOXANTHIN | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| NIACIN | 39 | Fruit | 9.0 | 158.0 | 1.30 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NICKEL | 3 | Fruit | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.32 | Duke, 1992 * |
| NIGROXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NONANOIC-ACID-VANILLYLAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 45.0 | 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 * |