BOT 1200 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Salvia Officinalis, Mentha, Schizocarp
14 Mar 2017
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Cayenne is very hot and used in pepper spray! More on capsicum annum: solanaceae (tomato, potato, tobacco is also in solanaceae) It is native to the new world (mexico) there is one mutation difference that causes the hot and mild, capsaicin is the compound that gives the heat! If you think about, but by looking at the name you can tell which plant it comes from. It"s a mixture of 7 alkaloids , capsaicin is the most prevalent. They bind to the pain receptors, so your brain interprets the food as pain. Capsacinoids are found in the seeds and placenta area. Just like orange is the new black, piper give pepper cream for red to relive pain, we use the pepper for arthritis cream. Allspice native to jamaica, smell of three spices. Pimenta dioica, the unripe dry fruits give a strong aromatic smell like cloves with a hint of cinnamon and nutmeg.
