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cayenne
(redirected from Cayenne, French Guiana)

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cayenne /cay·enne/ (ki-) (ka-yen´) capsicum.
cayenne,
n Latin names:
Capsicum frutescens, Capsicum annuum; part used: capsaicin extract; uses: analgesia, arthritis, fibromyalgia, neuropathy, indigestion, gastroprotection (particularly that related to NSAID use), heart disease; precautions: pa-tients taking theophylline for asthma. Also called
capsicum, African pepper, bird pepper, chili, chili pepper, or
hot pepper.
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1)French National Institute of Public Health Surveillance, Saint-Maurice, France' ; (2)Laboratory of Ecophysiologie et Ecotoxicologie des Systemes Aquatiques, Arcachon, France; (3)INSERM, Paris, France; (4)Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Laboratoire d'Hydrobiologie, Cayenne, French Guiana
Gold-Mining Activities and Mercury Contamination of Native Amerindian ... by Boudou, Alain / Environmental Health Perspectives
Born in Cayenne, French Guiana, Tamango (as he was called in childhood) grew up around the Yoruban vodoun religion of Guiana--his grandmother was a vodoun herbalist and healer.
A TAPPER NAMED TAMANGO by SOMMER, SALLY / Dance Magazine
They're really putting that marriage to the test - spending three months in Cayenne, French Guiana, where, he tells us, they're coping with humidity, temperatures of 110 degrees or so, and ''jungle-y conditions.
FOR DREYFUSS, IT'S NOT JUST THE HEAT ... IT'S THE INSECTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
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