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Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
How this plant is used
Food
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| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NORCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NORDIHYDROCAPSAICIN | 0 | Fruit | 15.0 | 335.0 | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| NOVIVAMIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTANOIC-ACID | 5 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OCTOPAMINE | 0 | Plant | 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. |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Fruit | 110.0 | 898.0 | -0.47 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| OLEIC-ACID | 18 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| OXALIC-ACID | 9 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-COUMARIC-ACID | 25 | Fruit | not available | 540.0 | 2.29 | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-METHYL-ACETOPHENONE | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| P-XYLENE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Fruit | 150.0 | 1224.0 | -0.35 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITIC-ACID | 13 | Seed | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PALMITOLEIC-ACID | 2 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PANTOTHENIC-ACID | 11 | Fruit | 1.0 | 5.0 | -0.84 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| PENTADECANE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTADECANOIC-ACID | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PENTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| PHENYLALANINE | 7 | Fruit | 620.0 | 5059.0 | 0.60 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| 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 * |