CAPSICUM

(Lat.), n. n. Ka2 p(ka3p)'si2k-u3m(u4m). Fr., piment, capsique. Ger., Bei beere, span is cher Pfeffer. 1. Of Linnaeus, a genus of solanaceous herbs and shrubs found in the East Indies, China, Egypt, South America, and the West Indies. The capsular fruit constitutes the several varieties of red or Cayenne pepper, chillies, etc. 2. Of the U. S. Ph., the fruit of C. fastigiatum. [B.] Annual c. See C. annunm. Baccoe capsici annul. THE CAPSICUM FRUTESCENS. [A, 327.] The fruit of C. annuum. [B, 180.] Berry-bearing c. The C. baccatum. [B, 19.] C. angulatum [Miller]. A species identified guayanensis; the pimen-t de Cayenne of the Fr. Cod.) is an ovate by Winkler with C. annuwm. [B. 180.] C. annnuin [Linnaeus]. oblong capsule i to J in. long and J to in. thick, which closely reFr., piment, piment des jardins (ou annuel), poivre de Guinee (ou sembles (or is identical with) the c. of the U. S. Ph. (the fruit of d'Espagne, ou d'lnde, ou du Bresil, ou de Portugal), corail des jar- C. fastigiatum). Dried and powdered, it forms Cayenne pepper dins. Ger., einjahrige Bei beere, span is cher (oder tiirkischer) [B, 19, 81, 95, 98, 180.] C. gro um [Willdenow]. Bell-pepper; a Pfeffer. Guinea, or red, pepper; an annual herb, indigenous to species growing in the East Indies, now regarded as a variety of South America, but now cultivated C. frutescens or C. fastigiatum. [B, 81, 172, 173, 180.] C. guayathroughout the temperate zone, nense. See C. frutescens. C. longum [De Candolle]. A species having ovate, acuminate leaves, resembling C. annuum, and probably to be regarded as a variety white nodding flowers, and conical only. [B, 81, 180.] C. luteum [Lamarck]. The C. sinense. [B, or globular red or yellow fruit from 180.] C. microcarpum [De Candolle]. A species now referred 2 to 4 inches in length and from 1 to C. sinense. [B, 180.] C. mininum [Roxburgh]. The C. fast i to If in. thick. The latter is the giatum. [B, 270.] C. nepalense. A Nepal species, very pungent. fructus capsici (seu capsici annui, [B, 172.] C. pendulum [Willdenow]. A species identified by seu capsici indici, seu capsici his- Winkler with C. frutescens or C. fastigiatum. [B, 180.] C'pflaster pfinici) of the Ger., Belg., Dan., (Ger.), C. plaster. See Emplastrum capsici. C. pyramid ale Ru ., and Swed. Ph's; the piper [Miller]. A species identified by Winkler with C. frutescens or C. his panicum (seu bra.tiliense, seu fastigiatum. [B, 180.] C.-red. Ger., C'roth. A resinous body indicum, seu turcicum) of the Finn, constituting the coloring matter of c.; said to be readily soluble in and Gr. (3d ed.) Ph's; the piment ether, in chloroform, in carbon disulphide, and in the oils. [B, 81, des jardins, poivre de Guinee, of 270.] C. sinense [Jacquin]. A shrub growing in Africa, Asia, and the Fr. Cod. It has a peculiar pun tropical America; employed like C. annuum. [B, 180.] C. sphasgent odor and a sharp burning ricum [Willdenow]. A species now identified with C. annuum. taste, and incloses numerous disc- [B, 180.] C. tetragonum [Miller]. Bonnet-pepper; a species, now shaped yellowish seeds. The small regarded as a variety of C. annuum. Its fruit, which is very fleshy er varieties are called chillies and and shaped like a Scotch bonnet, is much esteemed in Jamaica as Cayenne pepper, like the fruit of a condiment. [B, 19, 180.] C. violaceum [Kunth]. The C. siC. fastigiatum. It is employed as nense. [B, 180.] Emplastrum capsici [U. S. Ph.]. Fr., sparaa condiment, and medicinally as a drap de capsique. Ger., C'pflaster. C. plaster; made by painting rubefacient and vesicant, as a garoleo-resin of c. over the surface of muslin previously covered with gle in putrid sore throat and other lead plaster, about 4 grains of the oleo-resin being applied to 16 inflammatory conditions of the square inches of surface. [B, 95.1 Extractum capsici a>the throat and mouth, and reum. See Oleoresin a capsici. [B, 95.] Extractum capsici in torpid conditions of the internally stomach II 11 i. I n in [U. S. Ph.]. Fluid extract of c.; made by extracting 100 and intestines, and as a stimulant parts of c. in No. 60 powder with alcohol by maceration and percoin fevers. The C. annuum has sevlation, evaporating, and adding to the extract so obtained sufficient THE CAPSICUM ANNUUM. eral varieties, which have been realcohol to make 100 parts by volume. [B, 5, 95.] Fructus caps i- [A, 327.] garded as distinct species. One of ci [Ger. Ph., Belg. Ph., Dan. Ph., Swed. Ph., Ru . Ph.], Fructus these, the C. longum, is official in capsici annul. The fruit of C. annuum. [B, 95, 180.] Fructus the Dan. and Ru . Ph's. [B, 81, 95, 173, 180.] Capsici fructus capsici guayanensis. FT., piment de Cayenne [Fr. Cod.]. The [Br. Ph.]. See C. fastigiatum. C. baccatum [Linnaeus]. Fr., fruit of C. frutescens. [B, 95.] Infusion of c., Infusum capsici piment baccifere. Bird-pepper, berry - bearing c.; a species, by [U. S. Ph., 1870]. Fr., tisane de capsique. Ger., Spanischpfefferaufsome identified with C. fastigiatum. found in the East and West gu . A preparation made by macerating for two hours 240 grains Indies, with oval rounded pods, which are very pungent and are of c. in a pint of boiling water. [B, 81.] L,ignum capsici. Ger., employed like those of other species of C. C. bicolor [Jacquin]. Pfefferholz. The wood of Dicypellium caryophyllatum. [B, 180] A species identical, according to Winkler, with C. frutescens. [B, Oleoresin a capsici [U. S. Ph.]. Oleo-resin of c.; made by 180.J C. cerasiforme [Willdenow]. Cherry-form pepper; a speextracting 100 parts of c. in No. 60 powder with ether until 150 cies with fruit of the size and form of a cherry, employed like C. parts of extract are obtained, removing the ether by evaporation, frutescens and C. annuum, of which by some it is considered a separating the liquid portion of the residue by decantation and fil variety. [B, 81, 180.] C. ceratocarpum [Finger hut]. The C tration from the fatty portion, which is to be rejected, and mixing sinense. [Winkler (B, 180).] C. chlorocladum [De Candolle]. A the decanted portion with the residual ma and the filtrate. [B, species with small oblong fruit, which is employed like that of C. 95.] Shrubby c. The C. frutescens. [B, 19.] Tinctura capfastigiatum. [B, 81.] C. ciliare [Willdenow]. A species doubt sic i [U. S. Ph., Br. Ph., Ger. Ph.]. A preparation made up of 5 fully identified with C. microcarpum (C. sinense). [B, 173.] C. parts of c. (the fruit of C. fastigiatum) and a mixture of alcohol conicum [Lamarck], C. conoides [Miller]. A species identified and water (in the proportion of 19 to 1) sufficient to make 100 parts by Winkler with C. frutescens. [B, 180.] C. corcliforme [Miller]. [U. S. Ph.]; or of f oz. (av.) of c. and proof spirit up to 1 pint (imA species now regarded as a variety of C. annuum. [B. 81, 180.] perial) [Br. Ph.]; or of 1 part of c. (the fruit of C. annuum) and 10 C. cumanense [Kunth]. A species identified by Winkler with C. parts of alcohol [Ger. Ph.]. [B, 5.] Tincture of c. and canthafrutescens or C. fastigiatum. [B, 180.]-C. fastigiatum [Blume]. rides [U. S. Ph. (1820)]. Fr., teinture de poivre de Cayenne et de A small shrub indigenous to the East Indies and cultivated in cantharides. A preparation consisting of 1 drachm of c. and 10 America and Africa, bearing conical-oblong scarlet fruits about i drachms of cantharides, di olved in 1 pint of brandy. [B, 119.] to J in. long and J in. thick, which contain numerous flat, reniform [s. 72]