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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAURIC-ACID | 7 | Resin, Exudate, Sap | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LEUCINE | 2 | Fruit | 1050.0 | 8568.0 | 0.74 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LIMONENE | 60 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LINOLEIC-ACID | 27 | Fruit | 1040.0 | 8486.0 | -0.24 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| LITHIUM | 11 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LUTEIN | 15 | 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. |
| LUTEOLIN-7-MONOGLUCOSIDE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| LYSINE | 4 | Fruit | 890.0 | 7262.0 | 0.82 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MAGNESIUM | 65 | Fruit | 230.0 | 2203.0 | 0.03 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MALONIC-ACID | 1 | Leaf | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| MANGANESE | 14 | Fruit | 2.0 | 20.0 | -0.27 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| MARGARIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHIONINE | 15 | Fruit | 240.0 | 1958.0 | 1.23 | USDA's Ag Handbook 8 and sequelae) |
| METHYL-8-METHYL-6-NONANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-BETA-PHENYLPROPIONATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-DECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-DODECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEPTANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXADECANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| METHYL-HEXANOATE | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| 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. |