Cayenne pepper (Capsicum frutescen) discovered by the Indians, South America, before the 16th century. After that the Portuguese and Spanish vigorous trade of this commodity to the entire world.
The development of treatment using this small-sized chili actually happened a long time. Modern research on the use of cayenne pepper as a medicine was first done by a botanist named John Gerard, author of History of Herbs, in 1597.
Then, in 1652, Dr. Nicholas Culpeper, an alumnus of Cambridge University, England, doing the same research. He mentioned that cayenne pepper can be used to treat toothaches, digestion and urine, as well as removing kidney stones.
The content of cayenne pepper that is often used as a drug is capsaicin. The nature of the substance is not soluble in water provides a spicy taste and heat can be felt not only the body, but also the skin.
They have the power to control pain. This burning sensation, in some literature mentioned will give effect to the network that are directly related to substance P and prevents the accumulation of these substances.
Substance P serves as the giver of pain messages to the nerve receptors in the body which is then delivered to the brain. Hence, the activity of capsaicin in treating the pain pretty well. Therefore, these substances affect only one type of pain receptors alone.
Endorphins trigger
On the other hand, capsaicin can also trigger the formation of endorphin hormones produced by the brain. Endorphin hormone is formed when the body is in a state of happiness or pleasure.
The exit of these hormones due to an indirect stimulus to boost immunity. At the time of this receptor on the nerve may provide comfort to the sick body.
That's why, in a guide book about medicinal plants written by James A. Duke, Ph.D., noted that capsaicin has proven effective in relieving pain. On the other studies mentioned, besides good for relieving pain from headaches, capsaicin is also useful to address arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis.
The use of chili sauce as a traditional medicine has been known in China, India, Japan, and Korea. In China and Japan, cayenne pepper herb used as a stimulant for people suffering from indigestion.
In people with digestive disorders, cayenne pepper will alleviate the complaint by stimulating the salivary glands road (saliva) and secretion in the stomach.
Capsaicin is believed reshape the tissue of the stomach and help the peristaltic movements of the colon by stimulating gastric secretion. That way, the body can dispose of food waste products of digestion with a smoothly and form hidroklorit acid to digest the juice.
Blood launched
No less important, cayenne pepper can also blood circulation and relieve swelling that occurs in the veins. Veins differ from arteries that have a narrower diameter, making it easier to be swollen.
Cayenne pepper helps the circulation of blood through veins with ease. This plant can also prevent blood clots because it is an anticoagulant.
Because it contains vitamin C and bioflavonoids, as Dr.. Richard Schzul, lecturer at the School of Natural Healing in Springville, United States, cayenne pepper can prevent heart attacks. Two of the womb is able to strengthen the walls of veins and can restore the elasticity of blood vessels.
According to some research, prevention against heart attacks over the chili sauce is as good as modern medicine. With chili sauce, pain in angina pectoris when the heart muscle deprived of blood, may be missing. Capsaicin can easily get into the heart meridian, then pump blood and nutrients to the heart muscle. That means the chili sauce has a good nutrient for heart health.
A study published in the Journal of the Idaho Observer in May 2003 by the doctors in the West Coast to prove that a network in the heart can survive and continue to grow only with the extract of cayenne pepper. According to Revelation Suprapto, an expert on medicinal herbs, cayenne pepper extract can be obtained through a refining process using the blender.
An expert on medicinal plants and traditional healers from the U.S., Dr. John R. Christopher, explaining that the chili sauce has many uses that have not been known by the public. Ignorance is happening because the perception of people who think the cayenne pepper is very spicy and become dangerous if used as a drug.
That is why, further developing the use of cayenne pepper as a spice in cooking compared to the treatment. Therefore, always consult first use in the herbalist or your doctor.
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