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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antiandrogenic | 5 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antianemic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianginal | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiangiogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antianorectic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antianorexic | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antianxiety | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiaphthic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiapoplectic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarabiflavinotic | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antiarrhythmic | 7 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarteriosclerotic | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiarthritic | 11 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiasthmatic | 9 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiatherogenic | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiatherosclerotic | 10 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antibackache | 1 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antibacterial | 26 | Economou, D., and Nahrstedt, A. 1991. Chemical, Physiological, and Toxicological Aspects of the Essential Oil of Some Species of the Genus Bystropogon*. Planta Medica, 57: 347, 1991. |
| Antiberiberi | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiBPH | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |