Capsicum.Cayenne.Red Pepper.Capsicum Annuum and Capsicum Frutescens.

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• Botanical Basic Data of Capsicum:Cayenne,Red Pepper.
• Description of Capsicum.
• Narrative History of Capsicum:Cayenne,Red Pepper.
• Properties and Constituents of Capsicum:Cayenne,Red Pepper.
• Images and Classification of peppers.
• Common Uses.Medicinal Action and Uses of Capsicum:Cayenne,Red Pepper.
• Capsicum:Mode of Action.
• Applications and Preclinical Studies of Capsicum.Cayenne.Red Pepper.
• Suggestions and Administration of Capsicium.
• Toxicology and Safety:Capsaicin and Capsicium Extract.
• Cayenne for Weight Control.
• Cayenne for Pain Control.
• How Search engine think about Capsium:red pepper.
• Research Update:Capsium.
• Photo Gallery of Capsicum.

Common Uses.Medicinal Action and Uses of Capsicum:Cayenne,Red Pepper.:

Primary Uses:Arthritis,Appetite stimulant,Asthma atherosclerosis,Bleeding, Blood Pressure/high/low, Bronchitis,Burning feet,Chills circulatory disorders ,Circulation/poor, Colds, Congestion,Depression,Diabetic neuropathy,Diabetes,Fatigue,Frostbite (prevention) ,Gastric Disorders, Heart Problems,Heart ailments Heart attack,Hemorrhage indigestion,Kidney Problems,Infection laryngitis,Lung Disorders,Migraines (cluster headaches) mouth pain,Nausea,Nosebleeds,General pain phlebitis,Phlebitis,Pleurisy Psoriasis, Rheumatism, Shock,Sore throat strokes,Tennis elbow tonsillitis,Toothache ulcers,Tumors, Throat/sore,Varicose veins,wound bleeding,Ulcers.

 Secondary Uses:Arteriosclerosis, Asthma, Blood Impurities, Bruises, Burns, Fevers, Gas, Infections, Jaundice, Lock Jaw, Malaria/ague, Mucus/excessive, Pain, Pancreatic Problems, Pus Discharge, Sinus Problems, Skin Disorders, Spasms, Sunburns, Wounds.

 Capsicum(Cayenne,Red Pepper) is A powerful local stimulant, with no narcotic effect largely used in hot climates as a condiment, and most useful in atony of the intestines and stomach. It should not be used in ordinary gastric catarrh. For persons addicted to drink it seems to be useful possibly by reducing the dilated blood-vessels and thus relieving chronic congestion. It is often added to tonics and is said to be unequalled for warding off diseases. Herbalists use it largely in pill form and powdered. Externally it is a strong rubefacient and acts gently with no danger of vesication; is applied as a cataplasm or as a liniment; it can be mixed with 10 to 20 per cent of cotton-seed oil. The powder or the tincture is beneficial for relaxed uvula. A preparation in use in the West Indies called Mandram, for weak digestion and loss of appetite, is made of thinly sliced and unskinned cucumbers, shallots, chives, or onions, lemon or lime juice, Madeira, and a few pods of bird pepper well mashed up in the liquids. It can be used as a chutney.

 Combination Choices:The following herbs create particularly good herbal complements with Capsicum: garlic, ginger, hawthorn berry, peppermint, myrrh, yucca, gotu kola, parsley, rosemary, echinacea,kelp,ginseng, ginkgo,bayberry,slippery elm,black walnut, papaya,pep- permint,fennel,St. John's Wort,lobelia,fragrant orchid,etc.
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 Specific actions associated with capsicum and the conditions it can help relieve:
  can help to stop both internal and external hemorrhaging.
  facilitates the healing of ulcers.
  high flavonoid content makes it a good antioxidant.
  boosts heart action without raising blood pressure.
  improves the ratio of HDL to LDL cholesterol.
  supports vessel and capillary elasticity.
  helps to protect against heart disease and stroke.
  may help to minimize damage from heart attack or shock.
  works to re-build and heal injured stomach tissue.
  rich in vitamin C, it strengthens the immune system.
  promotes better digestion by boosting HCL secretion.
  acts to equalize blood pressure.
  may help to increase thermogenesis or the burning of fat.
  topical use relieves pain of arthritis, surgical scars, shingles etc.
  used on the skin, may help to protect against frostbite.
  serves as a powerful catalyst for other herbs.
  helps to relieve psoriasi.

  The Healing Power of Cayenne Pepper describes remedies using cayenne alone or in mixtures with ordinary items like lemon, vinegar, olive oil, honey, garlic , aspirin and more for common health problems like:

 *Accentuator:Cayenne, used as an accentuator, will increase the value and the healing properties of other herbs. Cayenne and other stimulants give activation when used with herbs such as yarrow. Cayenne will accentuate the therapeutic action of the yarrow and the yarrow will be felt in the lungs and the respiratory system faster.

 *Allergies:Cayenne reduces or even cures severe chronic allergic and nonallergic conditions that make people's noses run constantly.

 *Angina:This recipe for Angina pain was developed by master herbalist John R. Christopher.

 *Antiseptic:Capsicum is antiseptic and therefore a most valuable agent as a gargle in ordinary sore throat or in diphtheria (an acute febrile contagious disease marked by the formation of a false membrane esp., in the throat and caused by a bacterium [corynebacterium diphtheriae] that produces a toxin causing inflammation of the heart and nervous system).For sore and infectious throat, combine Cayenne with Lobelia and slippery elm.

 *Arthritis:See why an ingredient in cayenne can stop the destruction of cartilage and relieve pain and stiffness.Capsaicin inhibits the activity of substance P.

 The anti-inflammatory action of cayenne is attributed to the effect of capsaicin on substance P. Substance P is a nervous system-derived chemical (a peptide), released in the spinal cord as well as from the peripheral nerve endings. This neuropeptide has multiple pro-inflammatory properties and is released in greater quantities from pain transmission nerves (the sensory afferent nerve fiber terminals) located in knee and ankle joints, where a great deal of arthritic swelling usually occurs. Excess substance P isn't good because it breaks down the cartilage cushions in joints, contributes to osteoarthritis. It also serves as a pain neurotransmitter in both osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. In other words, overproduction of substance P in your system means you'll be feeling a great deal of pain.

 *Asthma:Read USA Today reporter's account of how a friend travelling in the jungle survived an asthma attack with a pinch of cayenne in this drink. Asthma, like arthritis, might be caused by an overproduction of substance P, and that excess receptors for it were in the lungs. A cayenne pepper tincture similar to the one given for angina might help to relieve the belabored breathing common the asthma.

 *Atherosclerosis or Arteriosclerosis:Cayenne softens the arteries, dilates the circulatory system, strengthens the heart, and cleans the inner walls of the circulatory system.
 
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 *Blood clots:Cayenne protects against blood clot formation by causing an increase in fibrinolytic (clot-dissolving) activity of the red blood cells.

 *Blood regulater:Cayenne regulates the flow of blood from the head to the feet so that it is equalized, it influences the heart immediately then gradually extends its effects to the arteries, capillaries, and nerves - the frequency of the pulse is not increased, but is given more power

 *Bowel Diseases:The neurotransmitter called substance P is released from the peripheral neurons (those outside the brain and spinal cord) that transmit pain signals to the brain; this, in turn, helps regulate the response of the immune system to damaged tissue. People with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases have high numbers of receptors for substance P in their intestinal tissue. With too many substance P receptors in the intestinal tract, the immune system is apt to overreact, inducing enough inflammation to trigger the sensory neurons to send more pain signals and release more substance P. This viscous cycle eventually leads to autoimmune bowel disorders like ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.

 Nerve endings that release substance P are also present in the urinary bladder; when any inflammation occurs there, greater amounts of substance P are automatically released, thus exacerbating inflammation.

 Substance P content "was strongly reduced by 80 percent following pretreatment with a high dose of capsaicin" injected beneath the skin. Capsicum's properties can also substantially reduce the release of substance P in those suffering from various bowel diseases.

 *Bruises and Sprains:Make this healing ointment right in your kitchen.An ointment made by combining one part of cayenne pepper powder with five parts of melted Vaseline. The mixture was thoroughly blended and then allowed to cool until in congealed again. Apply this salve topically to injured skin or muscle tissue once a day for about a week.

 *Cancer:Capsicum can protect the body against some known food and beverage chemicals that can cause cancer and induce cell mutations. (When capsaicin is taken with plant chlorophyll its mutagenic properties are suppressed.)

 *Carrier:Cayenne is can be used to carry other herbal agents more quickly to any specific area (it does this by stimulation and dilation of the circulatory system).

 *Cathartics:Cayenne is used with cathartics for the bowels. It is a good addition to relaxant cathartics, as Cayenne prevents griping.

 *Cholera:Capsicum is an important remedy in cholera; Capsicum stops vomiting (combine with equal parts of Capsicum and common table salt, one half ounce of each, one pint of good vinegar, give in tablespoon doses for cholera, vomiting cholera morbus.

 *Clogged Arteries:See how one man was cured with a simple cayenne concoction.

 *Colds and Flu:Stop a cold in its tracks with this doctor's home remedy.At the onset of symptoms take one teaspoon of cayenne powder in a glass of warm water with the juice of one lemon and a teaspoon of honey; stir thoroughly and drink slowly. The cayenne helps to flush out the bacteria and viruses responsible for the cold or flu by causing eyes to water, skin to sweat, nose to run, and lungs to discharge. This rush of fluids from the body carries out the invisible microbes responsible for such infections.

 *Congestive Heart Failure:Cayenne strengthens and relaxes the heart, dilates the circulatory system, and clears accumulated debris. Over the long run, a seriously diseased heart can return to near normal with the regular use of Cayenne pepper.

 *Cough:This recipe from a leading hospital cures a cough fast.

 *Counter-irritant:Red pepper brings blood t the surface to take toxins away.
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 *Diabetes:Discover the recommended dose for lowering blood sugar naturally.Certain medicinal herbs are known for their strong hypoglycemic actions: garlic and onion, goldenseal and pau d'arco. Another equally potent hypoglycemic agent is cayenne pepper.For diabetes mellitus the recommended dose of cayenne is two to four capsules daily with means. The 'hypoglycemic effect' means that the cayenne lowered blood sugar which is what insulin does because diabetics have high blood sugar. But for those already suffering from low blood sugar, cayenne is best avoided.

 *Diabetic Neuropathy:The topical application of capsaicin cream is quite safe and very effective in the treatment of pain ordinarily observed in patients experiencing diabetic neuropathy and diabetic polyneuropathy.

 *Diaphoretic:Cayenne is used with bayberry or pleurisy root to increase perspiration, and with tonics to reduce perspiration.

 *Disinfectant:Use as a supreme and harmless internal disinfectant. To expel worms; a tonic for all organs of the body, including the heart.

 *Duodenal Ulcers:When capsaicin was given regularly it increased the flow of protective mucus within the gut, thereby helping to heal duodenal ulcers.

 *Elevated Cholesterol:The cholesterol-reducing properties of capsaicin have been studied by various biochemists and reported in the scientific literature. Capsaicin has been shown to help prevent cholesterol associated heart diseases such as arteriosclerosis and its more advanced for of atherosclerosis.

 *Elevated Triglycerides:Medical researchers are also looking at the role of triglycerides in coronary artery disease and finding that these, more than cholesterol itself, may be to blame. (Triglycerides are neutral fats synthesized from carbohydrates for storage in body fat cells. When broken up by enzymatic action, they release free fatty acids in the blood.)

 *Emmenagogues:Cayenne will take uterine agents such as holy thistle directly to the uterus. Cayenne is employed when the treatment is intended for the entire body, however, Ginger will carry the herb to the reproductive organs and the abdominal area faster than Cayenne.

 *Emetics:A strong dose of Cayenne powder will bring on vomiting and in combination with other emetics their effect is accelerated.

 *Expectorants:Cayenne is used in compounds for coughs where expectorants clear the respiratory passages of mucus. Cayenne increases the power and process of expectoration.

 *Fatigue:Give tired blood a blast of energy.For general and chronic fatigue; capsaicin, by itself, can be very hypoglycemic, but when used in combination with equal amounts of ginseng and gotu kola, capsaicin can increase biochemical endurance during periods of emotional and physical stress.

 *Free Radical Activity:Compounds known as antioxidants effectively check the free-roaming and ravaging behavior of free radicals. Capsorubin, a carotenoid associated with capsaicin in cayenne pepper, functions as an excellent antioxidant that diminishes the potentially harmful actions of the free radicals.

 *Frostbite/Frozen Limbs:Feed the victim small amounts of powdered cayenne a number to times a day; this will stimulate the heart and blood to the damaged area; the dead tissue will drop away and new tissue will be in its place. This treatment can be painful, but it is effective.
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 *General nervous stimulant:a specific for delirium tremens. For atonic gout, in paralysis, in dropsy, in tympanitis, and in the debilitated stages of fever. For Scrofulous; dyspepsia; flatulence; an excellent carminative. For sore throat~gargle (prepare the gargle with honey); for spasmodic and irritating coughs; heartburn and diarrhea; Enables feeble stomachs to digest food; for atonic dyspepsia; specific for hemorrhoids; cures intermittent fever; Capsicum has the power to control menorrhagia; relieves sea-sickness;In delirium tremens it is beneficial by enabling the patient to retain and digest food.
 

 *Headaches:Not a powder or a pill but these creams can knock out a headache fast.Nasal sprays containing tiny amounts of capsaicin are used to treat the intense pain of cluster headaches; also capsaicin ointment applied to the temples, the ointment raised the temperature at the temples, which ordinarily experience a heal loss during cluster attacks. (Keep the ointment away from the eyes.)

 *Head Congestion:A useful remedy from the Maya Indians of Belize calls for a warm tea made from cayenne pepper to be used in breaking up congestion in the nose, head and sinuses. Add one eighth teaspoon of cayenne to a cup of hot water.

 *Heart Arrhythmias:Capsaicin reduced ventricular tachycardias and ventricular fibrillations. Capsaicin also dramatically improved blood flow to the heart. Capsaicin seems to function as a natural calcium blocker, analogous to the effect of some prescription heart drugs.

 *Heart Attack:Dr. John R. Christopher used this formula: (1) steep one teaspoon of powdered cayenne in one cup of hot water until it is cool enough to drink; (2) if the patient can breathe normally, prop up the patient and pour the cayenne tea down the person's throat. Usually within a couple of minutes the heart attack will have ceased. Also, in an emergency, where very quick action is indicated, the alcohol/cayenne tincture described above can be administered by placing a few drops beneath the tongue.

 *Heart Disease:Because of its tonic effect on the heart and circulatory system cayenne pepper is an excellent remedy for all manner of heart disease. In places where cayenne is a frequent part of the diet (Mexico, South East Asia, India, and the state of New Mexico), heart disease rates are lower.

 *Heatstroke:Cayenne pepper, a familiar medicinal and culinary spice with well known heating properties, can produce an opposite reaction. When taken in small amounts, it stimulates circulation and the digestive processes. But, when consumed in large amounts it will cause a cooling effect. This helps to explain why people living in hot tropical climates are apt to eat a lot of cayenne. The cooling sensation is produced in two different ways. In one way the body (especially the face) starts to sweat; the more perspiration that gathers on the skin, the cooler a person will feel. The other way is through the release of endorphins by capsaicin into the bloodstream of people who eat cayenne pepper. These natural opiates in the brain affect the body's own internal temperature, lowering it a few degrees.

 *Hemorrhage:Utah Herbalist Dr. John R. Christopher was a strong proponent of cayenne pepper, believing it to stop bleeding better than anything else in the plant kingdom.

 *Herpes Zoster:The herpes family of viruses is divided into a variety of types. The varicella zoster type is responsible for two very distinct clinical disorders, namely primary varicella (chicken pox) and zoster (shingles). This particular kind of herpes virus is capable of affecting nerves and causing organ damage and severe pain that can last for months or even years. Cayenne pepper taken internally or the topical application of any capsaicin cream will help to minimize agonizing pain that can persist during and long after the viral infection is gone.

 *High Cholesterol:The cholesterol lowering effect of cayenne has been reported in medical literature.
 *Hypertension:Cayenne lowers blood pressure.
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 *Internal hemorrhage:Excellent for any type of internal hemorrhage,create an infusion with bethroot or star root.

 *Indigestion:

  In the early-to-middle part of the 19th century there thrived an eclectic system of alternative medicine known as Thomsonian medicine. One of its outstanding features was the limited number of primary herbs repeatedly utilized, although many other secondary herbs were used occasionally. Samuel Thomson, the system's founder, recommended cayenne pepper the goldenseal root for their excellent healing properties. Of cayenne he said:"I am perfectly convinced that cayenne pepper is the best thing that can be used to produce a natural digestion of the food which will nourish the body, establish perspiration, and restore the health of the patient. I found it to be perfectly safe in all cases, and have never known any bad effects to arise from its use."

 He frequently used it in cases involving disturbances of the gastrointestinal tract. Capsaicin in the red pepper dramatically increased gastric secretions within the gut but did no actual harm. More specifically, the number of goblet cells (mucus secreting cells) in the duodenum portion of the small intestine increased in the presence of capsaicin.

 *Infection:Anyone at all familiar with the role of vitamin C in the health care process knows that it is the number one nutrient for warding off or treating existing infections in the body. But what isn't so well known is the part that a species of capsicum played in its discovery. Hungarian biochemist Albert Szent-Gyorgyi had been studying enzymes for years when he identified an active chemical, which he labeled "hexuronic acid." Hexuronic acid was found to be effective against scurvy and further tests revealed it to be a powerful nutrient, soon the chemical was renamed ascorbic acid. Szent-Gyorgyi found that red pepper contained large amounts of ascorbic acid.

 *Itching:People who suffer from severe itches i.e., pruritis, notalgia, parasthetica, and lichen simplex chronicus experience noticeable improvement when treated topically with any of the capsaicinoid creams.

 *Lumbago:Use cotton or wool which has been impregnated with capsaicin to successfully treat cases of lumbago, neuralgia, or rheumatism. The treated material is applied to the skin and left on for 20 minutes, use as frequently as needed.

 *Motion Sickness:Cayenne pepper is quite effective in dealing with motion sickness. A teaspoonful of cayenne in a tablespoon of olive oil taken internally at the first sign of nausea will help to prevent further symptoms of sea or air sickness. Or one-half teaspoon full each of cayenne and ginger root (chopped very fine or pulverized) in olive oil.

 *Mouth Sores:Oral stomatitis is a very painful condition of mouth sores caused by cancer chemotherapy and radiation treatments. The sores can be overwhelming to the point that some individuals can't chew food and must, therefore, cease treatment for their cancers. But in a very innovative way, capsaicin was used to treat this serious problem in cancer patients. The capsaicin was administered through candy; cook butterscotch brittle with capsaicin; cancer patients who consumed the candy with delight, reported feeling no more pain afterwards.

 *Multiple Sclerosis:Using cayenne pepper with those diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, IN THE EARLY STAGES ONLY. Taking four capsules of cayenne each day with food for several months, their symptoms subsided to a remarkable degree, but didn't entirely disappear.
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 *Neuralgia:Try this safe and effective treatment proven in studies to relieve the pain. Controlled studies have demonstrated that topically applied capsaicin is a very safe and effective treatment for neuralgia.

 *Nerve Inflammation:Capsaicin is capable of reducing the sensation of painful inflammation in the sensory nerves and the pain-sensitive nerve terminals. Both topical creams and oral supplementation appear to work equally well to achieve this.

 *Night Blindness:Historian Garcilaso de la Vega described what he had heard form someone else in 1609: "I heard a Spaniard from Mexico declare that cayenne pepper was very good for the sight, so he used to eat two roasted peppers as a sort of dessert after every mean." A number of Mexican Indians have said that regular consumption of cayenne and chile peppers kept their eyesight from failing as they grew older.

  *Obesity:Researchers in England discovered cayenne can burn calories virtually as fast as exercise.

 *Pain:Learn how cayenne works on the body to stop pain.For the past several years a growing body of medical evidence has been gathering; demonstrating capsaicin's unique ability to stop the sensation of pain within the body. Capsaicin works by desensitizing small-diameter nerve fibers, the ones responsible for pain. But it has no effect on large-diameter nerve fibers.

 *Pleurisy:Make this rub and smooth it on to feel better fast.

 *Peptic Ulcer/Duodenal Ulcer:Capsicum might actually protect against peptic ulcers, a suggestion that is counter intuitive. The capsaicin protects the gastric mucosal membrane against damage from alcohol and aspirin; it does this by stimulating a hormone that increases blood flow and nourishes the gastric mucosal membrane.

 *Poor Appetite:Mixing small amounts of cayenne pepper with various foods, made the foods more appetizing to those who had no real desire to eat.

 *Psoriasis:The prescription cream Zostix, whose mail ingredient is capsaicin, has helped a number of older people suffering form psoriasis and shingles. When the cream was applied topically, it blocked the synthesis and nerve transport of substance P, the chemical largely responsible for the skin pain induced by these skin diseases.

 *Respiratory Disorders:The ancient Maya of the Yucatan Peninsula and the Guatemalan Highlands routinely incorporated cayenne pepper into their materia medica for the treatment of asthma, bronchitis, coughs, colds, sore throats and other respiratory disorders.
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 *Shingles:For pain relief apply capsaicinoid cream to the patients shingles-sensitive skin.

 *Sinusitis:This remedy begins with a can of soup and ends with quick relief.

 *Sore Throat:This potent gargle washes it away.

 *Toothache:An ancient remedy still works today. Eases toothache,preserves the teeth from rotting, and when rubbed on the gums, stimulates them enough to prevent pyorrhea.

 The Irish developed a great remedy for instant relief from excruciating toothache. One level teaspoon of cayenne pepper was combined with one pint of strong Irish whiskey and left to sit for two weeks, being thoroughly shaken every day. The solution was then strained into another bottle and stored until needed in a cool, dark, dry place. About four drops of this pepper extract could be put on a cotton ball and inserted into the mouth onto the infected tooth. Within minutes, the distressing pain disappeared.

 *Ulcers:Cayenne has been shown to actually protect against peptic ulcers when taken properly.
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