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.
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Activity	Chemical Count	Reference
Myorelaxant	7	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Myostimulant	1	UNESCO. 1960. Medicinal Plants of the Arid Zones. eds.(botany) I.C. Chopra, B.K. Abrol and K.L. Hands; eds (pharmacology), R. Paris and G. Dillemann UNESCO, Place de Fontenoy, Paris 7E. 96 pp.
NADH-Oxidase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Narcotic	2	Merck 11th Edition
Natriuretic	2	Duke, 1992 *
Nematicide	12	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
Nematistat	1	Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp.
NEP-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Nephrotoxic	2	R.J. Hixtable (Huxtable, R.J. (as T. Max). 1992. This and That:The Essential Pharmacology of Herbs and Spices. Tips 13:15-20 Huxtable, R.J. 1992b. The Myth of Benficent Nature. The Risk of Herbal Preparations. Anns. Intern. Med. 117(2):165-6; Huxtable, R.
Neuroexcitant	1	Martindale's 28th
Neuroinhibitor	1	Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Neuroprotective	3	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotoxic	5	Duke, 1992 *
Neurotransmitter	1	Duke, 1992 *
NF-kB-Inhibitor	2	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Genic	3	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Inhibitor	3	Duke, 1992 *
NO-Synthase-Inhibitor	1	Duke, 1992 *
Occuloirritant	1	Duke, 1992 *
Odontolytic	1	Zebovitz, T. C. Ed. 1989. Part VII. Flavor and Fragrance Substances, in Keith L. H. and Walters, D.B., eds. Compendium of Safety Data Sheets for Research and Industrial Chemicals. VCH Publishers, New York. 3560-4253.