Plant Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae) | Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases

Common Names

Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili

How this plant is used

Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
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 *

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List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
MAO-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
Mast-Cell-Stabilizer	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memorigenic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Memory-Enhancer	1	Science News, 138: 189, 1990.
Memranolytic	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metal-Chelator	3	McEvily, A.J., Iyengar, R., and Gross, A.T. Inhibition of Polyphenol Oxidase by Phenolic Compounds. Phenolic Compounds in Food and Their Effects on Health, Ch.25.
Metal-Chelator (Copper)	1	Seidel, V., Verholle, M., Malard, Y., Tillequin, F., Fruchart, J-C., Duriez, P., Bailleul, F., Teissier, E. 2000. Phenylpropanoids from Ballota nigra L. Inhibit in vitro LDL Peroxidation. Phytotherapy Research, 14(2): 93-98.
Metalloproteinase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Metastatic	1	Science News, 146: 421.
MMP-9-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Monoamine-Precursor	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mosquitocide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Mosquitofuge	1	Duke, 1992 *
Motor-Depressant	3	Buchbauer et al, e.g.Buchbauer et al,1993.Therapeutic properties of essential oils and fragrances. Chap.12 in Teranishi,R, Buttery,R.G and Sugisawa,H. Eds. Bioactive Volatile Compounds from Plants. ACS Symposium Series 525. Amer. Chem. Soc., Washington DC
Mucogenic	3	Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Mucolytic	2	Martindale's 29th
Musculotropic	1	Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Mutagenic	3	Duke, 1992 *
Mycobactericide	1	Duke, 1992 *
Myoprotective	1	Duke, 1992 *