Guest guest Posted July 11, 2000 Report Share Posted July 11, 2000 Yes, the capaisin (sp?)in peppers is supposed to be good for pain relief and they is full of Vitamins A and C. But the pain reliever only works topically - on the skin - not internally. It is a counter irritant. By the way, there is a scale for how " hot " a pepper is. A bell pepper is zero. A jalapeno is 5,000. A habenero/havenero is 300,000! The habenero is an innocent looking small round yellow pepper. If you accidentally ingest a pepper that is too hot for you, DO NOT DRINK WATER! It only spreads the heat. Eat starchy stuff or sweet stuff. Ice cream is very effective. Of course, most people don't have ice cream sitting around when they are eating peppers but they usually have crackers or tortilla chips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 12, 2000 Report Share Posted July 12, 2000 A better way to offset HOT from peppers is to put sugar in your mouth, and not water. Betty in Va. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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