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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

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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
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
Anticomplementary 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticonvulsant 5 Facciola, S. 1998. Cornucopia - A Source Book of Edible Plants. Kampong Publications, Vista CA. 713 pp.
Anticorneotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Anticoronary 5 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCrohn's 3 Martindale's 29th
AntiCTS 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiCVI 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anticystitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidandruff 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidecubitic 4 Martindale's 28th
Antideliriant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidementia 7 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant 10 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antidepressant? 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antidermatitic 6 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antidiabetic 13 Duke, 1992 *
Antidiabetic? 1 Wichtl, M. 1984. Teedrogen. Ein Handbuch fur Apotheker und Arzte. Wissenschaftliche Verlagsgesellscharft. mbH Stuttgart. 393 pp.
Antidiarrheic 1 Wealth of India.
Antidiscotic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
AntiDNA 1 Duke, 1992 *