Cayenne

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Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the most

useful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not only

for the entire digestive system, but also for the

heart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalyst

and increases the effectiveness of other herbs when

used with them.

Cayenne is a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is a

very high source of Vitamins A and C, has the complete

B complexes, and is very rich in organic calcium and

potassium, which is one of the reasons it is good for

the heart.

Digestion

Cayenne can rebuild the tissue in the stomach and the

peristaltic action in the intestines. It aids

elimination and assimilation, and helps the body to

create hydrochloric acid, which is so necessary for

good digestion and assimilation, especially of

proteins. All this becomes very significant when we

realize that the digestive system plays the most

important role in mental, emotional and physical

health, as it is through the digestive system that

the brain, glands, muscles and every other part of the

body are fed.

Heart

Cayenne has been known to stop heart attacks within 30

seconds. For example, when a 90-year-old man in

Oregon had a severe heart attack, his daughter was

able to get Cayenne extract into his mouth. He was

pronounced dead by the medics, but within a few

minutes, he regained consciousness. On the way to the

hospital, he remained in a semi-conscious state, but

the daughter kept giving him the Cayenne extract. By

the time they got to the hospital, he had fully

recovered and wanted to go home and mow the lawn. The

doctor asked what she had given him, as he said it was

the closest thing to a miracle he had ever seen.

Heart Attacks: Cayenne If a heart attack should occur,

it is suggested that a teaspoon of extract be given

every 15 minutes or a teaspoon of Cayenne in a glass

of hot water be taken until the crisis has passed.

Dr. also knew of a doctor who rushed out

into the parking lot and put cayenne tincture into the

mouth of a man who had died of a heart attack while he

was parking his car. Within a few minutes, the man’s

heart starting beating again.

According to Dr. , using cayenne and

hawthorn berries together has a most incredible effect

upon the heart. He believes that a regimen of cayenne

and hawthorn berries for several months will greatly

strengthen the heart, and possibly prevent heart

attacks. He states further that if an attack were to

occur in someone who had followed this regimen,

chances are very good that no damage would occur. He

tells the following story about his mother:

“I had her taking hawthorn berries and cayenne when

she had a heart attack at the age of 79. Her diet had

not been the best, and she was in an extremely

stressful situation. While in the hospital, they found

three blocked arteries and wanted to operate

immediately. They did not think that she could

survive for more than a few weeks if they didn’t

operate. (How many have heard that story!) The

doctors thought it would be very risky to operate, but

they had her there, and there was a lot of money to be

made. So they decided to take some tests in the hopes

that they could find an excuse to operate. In spite

of the fact that she had been taking lots of aspirin

for her arthritis, smoked like she was the

reincarnation of a boiler factory, and had just had a

heart attack, they found that her heart was incredibly

strong. In fact, they felt that her heart was

stronger than most people in their 30’s! The good

news was that not only did she survive the operation,

but also she stopped smoking! Well worth the

operation, don’t you think? In my opinion, that was

the best thing the doctors ever did for her. Well,

that is what hawthorn and cayenne can do for the

heart, and every good herbalist knows it; every good

doctor should also know it, but very few do.”

Emergencies

It is a good idea to always have some Cayenne extract

on hand for emergencies. Dr. carries

capsules of cayenne with him in the car and whenever

he goes hiking, backpacking or mountain climbing. He

says, “You never know when you may find someone having

a heart attack or some other emergency.”

The following stories demonstrate only a few of the

remarkable emergency uses of cayenne.

If a hemorrhage occurs in the lungs, stomach, uterus

or nose, it is suggested that a teaspoon of extract

(or a teaspoon of cayenne powder in a cup of hot

water) be given every 15 minutes until the crisis has

passed. The bleeding should stop in 10-30 seconds.

The reason for this is that rather than the blood

pressure being centralized, it is equalized by the

Cayenne, and the clotting action of the blood becomes

more rapid. For external bleeding, take cayenne

internally and pour cayenne directly on the wound.

Dyspepsia

In a double-blind study, 30 individuals with dyspepsia

were given either 2.5 grams daily of red pepper powder

(divided up and taken prior to meals) or placebo for 5

weeks. By the third week of treatment, individuals

taking red pepper were experiencing significant

improvements in pain, bloating, and nausea as compared

to placebo, and these relative improvement lasted

through the end of the study.

A placebo-controlled crossover study failed to find

benefit, but it only enrolled 11 participants, far too

few to have much chance of identifying a treatment

effect.

All double-blind studies of topical capsaicin (or

cayenne) suffer from one drawback: it isn't really

possible to hide the burning sensation that occurs

during initial use of the treatment. For this reason,

such studies probably aren't truly double-blind. It

has been suggested that instead of an inactive

placebo, researchers should use some other substance

(such as camphor) that causes at least mild burning.

However, such treatments might also have therapeutic

benefits; they have a long history of use for pain as

well.

Because of these complications, the evidence for

topical treatments cited below is less meaningful than

it might at first appear.

Pain

Capsaicin cream is well established as a modestly

helpful pain-relieving treatment for post-herpetic

neuropathy (the pain that lingers after an attack of

shingles) peripheral neuropathy (nerve pain that

occurs most commonly as a side effect of diabetes, but

may occur with HIV as well as other conditions), nerve

pain after cancer surgery and arthritis.

Capsaicin instilled into the nose may be helpful for

cluster headache. (The fact that this has even been

considered a viable treatment option shows how painful

cluster headaches can be!)

Actual cayenne rather than capsaicin has been tested

for pain as well. A 3-week, double-blind trial of 154

individuals with back pain found that cayenne applied

topically as a plaster improved pain to a greater

extent than placebo.

Skin Conditions

A double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of almost 200

individuals found that use of topical capsaicin can

improve itching as well as overall severity of

psoriasis. Benefits were also seen in a smaller

double-blind study of topical capsaicin for psoriasis.

Topical capsaicin is thought to be helpful for various

itchy skin conditions, such as prurigo nodularis, but

double-blind studies are lacking.

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In a message dated 12/8/2007 8:10:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, stompingelk@... writes:

Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the mostuseful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not onlyfor the entire digestive system, but also for theheart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalystand increases the effectiveness of other herbs whenused with them. Cayenne is a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is avery high source of Vitamins A and C, has the completeB complexes, and is very rich in organic calcium andpotassium, which is one of the reasons it is good forthe heart.

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In a message dated 12/8/2007 8:10:26 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, stompingelk@... writes:

Many herbalists believe that Cayenne is the mostuseful and valuable herb in the herb kingdom, not onlyfor the entire digestive system, but also for theheart and circulatory system. It acts as a catalystand increases the effectiveness of other herbs whenused with them. Cayenne is a medicinal and nutritional herb. It is avery high source of Vitamins A and C, has the completeB complexes, and is very rich in organic calcium andpotassium, which is one of the reasons it is good forthe heart.

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A alcohol based tincture will last for years if you store it

correctly. Mostly it's light that breaks them down, that's why when

they come from the health food store they are in brown glass bottles.

A dark closet works, sometimes I wrap a clear jar with brown paper bag

material. Eventually I bought a bunch of darkened glass bottles and

I'm happy with a closet full of those. A vinegar based tincture will

keep for a long time too, mostly I aim to keep my vinegar tinctures

rotated within a year but practically they'll keep longer. Green

reported testing a batch of a plague remedy vinegar tincture that was

20 years old and still good. It had been stored in dark glass sealed

with wax.