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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 * |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Antidote (Acetaminophen) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Aluminum) | 2 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antidote (Cadmium) | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Hypoglycin-A) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Lead) | 3 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antidote (Paracetamol) | 1 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antidote (Paraquat) | 1 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysenteric | 1 | Wealth of India. |
| Antidysgeuzic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyskinetic | 2 | Martindale's 28th |
| Antidysmenorrheic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidyspeptic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antidysphagic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiEBV | 1 | Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 6: 189. |
| Antieczemic | 4 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiedemic | 7 | Shimizu,*M., et al. 1990. Anti-inflammatory Constituents of Topically Applied Crude Drugs. IV.1) Constituents and Anti-inflammatory Effect of Paraguayan Crude Drug 'Alhucema' (Lavandula latifolia Vill.)2). Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(8): 2283-2284, 1990. |
| Antielastase | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiemetic | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Antiencephalitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiencephalopathic | 7 | Martindale's 29th |