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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4-METHYL-3-PENTEN-2-ONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-PENTAN-1-OL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYL-PENTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTYL-2-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLPENTYL-3-METHYL-BUTYRATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLTETRADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 4-METHYLTRIDECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 5-METHYL-2-FURFURAL | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 7-METHYL-OCTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHYL-NONANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 8-METHYL-NONANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ACETIC-ACID | 16 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALANINE | 3 | Fruit | 820.0 | 6691.0 | 1.17 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-CAROTENE | 7 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-LINOLENIC-ACID | 15 | Fruit | 50.0 | 408.0 | -0.97 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ALPHA-PHELLANDRENE | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ALPHA-TERPINEOL | 23 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Catabolic | 4 | Abstract (See species file) |
| Cerebrodepressant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholagogue | 4 | Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp. |
| Choleretic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholesterolytic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cholinergic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cicatrizant | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Circulatory-Stimulant | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Circulotonic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Co-carcinogenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cold-preventive | 1 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Collagen-Sparing | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |