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The systematic name of the plant whence, in part, Cayenne Pepper is obtained,-Piper In'dicum seu Hispan'icum seu Brazilia'num seu Guinecn'se seu Calecu'ticum seu Tur'cicum seu Lusitan'icum, Sola'num urens, Siliquas'trum Plin'ii, Cayenne or Guinea or Chilli Pepper. Garden Ginger, (F.) Piment, Poivre d'Inde, Poivre de Guinee, Corail des Jardins. Order, Solaneae. The pungent, aromatic properties of Baccoe Capsici, Cap'sicum Berries, Capsicum (Ph. U.S.), are yielded to ether, alcohol, and water. They are highly stimulant and rubefacient, and are used as a condiment. Their active principle is called Capsicin.

Guinea, or red, pepper; an annual herb, indigenous to South America. It is employed as a rubefacient and vesicant