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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae)

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.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
1-PENTANOL 0 Fruit *
2-DECENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Fruit *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit *
2-ISO-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit 121.0 *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
2-OCTANONE 0 Fruit *
2-OCTENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Fruit *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Fruit *
3-ACETAMIDO-2-METHYL-PENTADECANE 0 Fruit *
3-ACETAMIDO-2-METHYL-TETRADECANE 0 Fruit *
3-HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit *
3-ISOBUTYL-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit *
3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit *
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Catabolic 4 Abstract (See species file)
Cerebrodepressant 1 *
Cerebroprotective 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Cerebrotoxic 1 J. Aromatherapy 4: 24.
Chemopreventive 7 *
Cholagogue 4 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Choleretic 10 *
Cholesterolytic 1 *
Cholinergic 1 *
Cicatrizant 1 *
Circulatory-Stimulant 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Circulotonic 2 *
Clastogenic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Active 2 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
CNS-Depressant 3 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
CNS-Paralytic 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
CNS-Stimulant 5 *
Co-carcinogenic 1 *
Cold-preventive 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Collagen-Sparing 2 *