Pepper and Capsaicin (Capsicum and Piper Species)

Medical Toxicology of Natural Substances: Foods, Fungi, Medicinal Herbs, Plants, and Venomous Animals

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 71-76

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Author keywords

Capsaicin inhalation and coughing; Capsicum peppers Capsicum annuum L. (Capsicum frutescens); Chili (Cayenne) pepper

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EID: 84890255149     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470330319.ch10     Document Type: Chapter

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