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Plant Capsicum frutescens (Solanaceae)

Common Names
Cayenne; Chili; Tabasco; Hot Pepper; Spur Pepper; Red Chili
How this plant is used
Food
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
1,8-CINEOLE 67 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
1-PENTANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-DECENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEPTANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-HEXANOL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-ISO-BUTYL-3-METHOXY-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available 121.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHOXY-3-ISOBUTYL-PYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-METHYL-BUTYRIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTANONE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-OCTENOIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-PENTYL-FURAN 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
2-UNDECANONE 4 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETAMIDO-2-METHYL-PENTADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ACETAMIDO-2-METHYL-TETRADECANE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-HYDROXY-ALPHA-CAROTENE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-ISOBUTYL-2-METHOXYPYRAZINE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTAN-1-OL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
3-METHYL-BUTANAL 0 Fruit not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
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
Pulmonotoxic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Pyrogenic 1 Cabanac, M., Leydier, M. C., Poirier, L. J. 1976. The Effect of Capsaicin on Temperature Regulation of the Rat. Pfluegers Arch, 366: 217.
Quinone-Reductase-Inducer 4 Duke, 1992 *
Radioprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Refrigerant 1 Martindale's 28th
Renoirritant 1 Newall, C. A., Anderson, L. A. and Phillipson, J. D. 1996. Herbal Medicine - A Guide for Health-care Professionals. The Pharmaceutical Press, London. 296pp.
Renotoxic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Repellent 1 Duke, 1992 *
Respirainhibitor 2 Merck 11th Edition
Respirasensitizer 1 Duke, 1992 *
Respirastimulant 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Retinoprotectant Optometry 1 Duke, 1992 *
Roborant 1 Merck 11th Edition
Rubefacient 3 Duke, 1992 *
Schizophrenigenic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Secretogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Sedative 14 Wagner & Wolff, eds. 1977. New Natural Products (RS164. I56. 176)
Serotoninergic 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Sialogogue 1 Duke, 1992 *
Soap 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.