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
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.