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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 |
|---|---|---|
| Antigastric | 1 | Rastitel'nye Resursy, 21: 85. |
| Antigastritic | 4 | Martindale's 29th |
| Antigastrotic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigenotoxic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigiardial | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigingivitic | 3 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiglaucomic | 3 | Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp. |
| Antiglossitic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |
| Antiglycosation | 1 | Challem, J., Berkson, Burt, and Smith, Melissa Dianne. 2000. Syndrome X - The complete nutritional program to prevent and reservse insulin resistance. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 272 pp. $24.95 |
| Antiglycosuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antigonadotrophic | 1 | Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990. |
| Antigonadotropic | 3 | Jim Duke's personal files. |
| Antigranular | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| AntiGTF | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihalitosic | 1 | American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993. |
| Antihangover | 4 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antiheartburn | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihematuric | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Antihemolytic | 2 | Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994. |
| Antihemorrhagic | 2 | Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp. |