The dried ripe fruit of Capsicum fastigiatum Blume deprived of its
calyx.
HABITAT.--Tropical America; cultivated also in other tropical countries.
PROPERTIES.--Capsicum when ground has a hot, pungent, spicy taste.
CONSTITUENTS.--Capsicum contains capsaicin, a crystallizable, acrid
body; capsicin, a volatile alkaloid; a fixed oil; fatty matter; resin.
DOSE.--Horses, 20 gr. to 1 dr.; cattle, 1 to 2 dr., sheep and pigs, 5 to
10 gr.; dogs, 1 to 5 gr.