An official website of the United States government.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 1050.0 | 8568.0 | 0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 1040.0 | 8486.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-MONOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 890.0 | 7262.0 | 0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 230.0 | 2203.0 | 0.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1958.0 | 1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-8-METHYL-6-NONANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-BETA-PHENYLPROPIONATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-DECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-DODECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEPTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXANOATE | 0 | 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 * |