264 POWDERED VEGETABLE DRUGS 



40. (Fig. 59.) CAPSICUM. Capsicum. U. S. 

 Fl. ex. 60. Tinct. 30. 



Cayenne, African or Pod Pepper, E. Spanischer Pfeffer, Schloten- 

 pfeffer, G. Capsique, Piment des jardins, Piment rouge, Poivre de 

 Cayenne, Fr. 



The fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum Blume, Solanacese. 



Bright yellowish red. 



Faint odor, characteristic. 



Exceedingly pungent. 



Epidermal cells of seed large with very thick porous wavy walls; 

 epidermal cells of pericarp with moderately thick porous wavy yellow 

 walls; endosperm cells containing proteid granules and oil globules, 

 walls porous. 



Ash 6 per cent. 



The powder is adulterated with a variety of substances as fruit 

 of allied species, red lead oxide, saw dust, bran, mustard, flour, starch, 

 etc. May be moldy. 



