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Cayenne
Also known as: Bird pepper.
Latin description: Capsicum frutescens.
Parts to use: Pods.
Chemical Constituents of Cayenne: Capsaicin, apsaicine, carotenoids,
flavonoids, volatile oils, capsacutin, capsathine, PABA,
capsico.
Medicinal Uses and Health Benefits of Cayenne
- Cayenne is useful in lowering
blood pressure. It should only be taken short term.
- It is
an excellent gargle for sore throat and oral ulcers.
- It
allays the pain as well as purifying and cleansing.
- It is
antibacterial.
- Cayenne is a tremendous remedy for
stopping bleeding both internally and externally.
- It is
indicated in use for arthritis internally and externally.
- If
you do not have access to medical attention and some
one is having a heart attack, several capsules orally may
be quite beneficial towards keeping the heart beating
and regulating the beat. Cayenne will also stay off and
avert the heart attack temporarily.
- It can be used internally
and externally for pleurisy.
- It is also a systemic
stimulant. It is not a neurological stimulant or a nervous
system stimulant like many of the other stimulants that
we know of like caffeine, etc.
- Used on a short term
basis it can be good for increasing vitality overall.
- Cayenne should be understood to be a natural medicine
and not a long term food product.
- Many people use it as
a dietary mainstay as far as a seasoning or a flavoring
and that should probably not be done.
- There is controversy
surrounding cayenne as part of the diet. Although
it does appear that cayenne can be an irritant to the
digestive system, that seems to only be where it is
cooked and not taken simply as a dried and ground
product.
- High in Vitamin E and acts as preservative. Also contains Vitamin C and beta-carotene.
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