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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HENEICOSANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEPTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HESPERIDIN | 31 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HEXANOIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HISTIDINE | 7 | Fruit | 410.0 | 3346.0 | 1.15 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| HOMOCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 2.0 | 90.0 | not available | Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp. |
| HOMODIHYDROCAPSAICIN-I | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| IRON | 6 | Fruit | 7.0 | 135.0 | 0.01 | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOBUTYRIC-ACID | 2 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOHEXANOIC-ACID | 0 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOHEXYL-ISOCAPROATE | 0 | 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. |
| ISOLEUCINE | 3 | Fruit | 650.0 | 5304.0 | 0.50 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| ISOTHUJONE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| ISOVALERIC-ACID | 5 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| KAEMPFEROL | 75 | Anther | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LATOXANTHIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Deiodinase-Inhibitor | 1 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Deliriant | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Dentifrice | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Deodorant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Dermal | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Dermatitigenic | 3 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Detoxicant | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Detoxicant (Alcohol) | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diagnostic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Diaphoretic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Diaphoretic? | 3 | Lawrence Review of Natural Products, Dec-90. |
| Differentiator | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Digestive | 1 | Iwu, M.M. 1993. Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 435 pp. |
| Disinfectant | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Diuretic | 12 | Duke, 1992 * |
| DNA-Active | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| DNA-Protective | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Dye | 1 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Ecbolic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Edemagenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |