Re: Re: Use of Peppers...ROTFLMPO

[Guest guest]

Jim...

Cayanne is used in herbal medicine for many purposes. The two I was

mentioning are external( ointment) for pain control( decreases pain messages

back to brain) and internally for taking other herbs deeper into the

tissues. I am not recommending them as courses of action for anyone to take,

just information to think about and perhaps talk with your natural health

practitioner.

Best wishes...Byron

[Lyme-aid] Re: Use of Peppers...ROTFLMPO

>From: JSchm47974@...

>

> Sharon,

> I'm interested in the pepper thread as well, not sure of the use, just

don't

> " touch yourself " or put them where they don't belong! = Chili sauce may

>be good for starters... Seriously, what is the medical significance of hot

>pepper extract? {;o)

>

> Jim (Alabama)

>

>---------------------------

[Guest guest]

Some time back in the last year or so, I read

a paper published in a medical journal or soon

to be published (reading the short form) and it

dealt with the subject of the peppers stimulating

the same areas of the brain that are accessed

due to chronic pain.

In fact, my pain mgmt. physician, had me to get

Zostrix HP (high potency) for topical application

for the muscle pain that I have all the time all over

my body. I had noticed some time ago that if

my hubby would rub a topical (compounded)

medication on my body at the worst sites, that

it chilled the nerve endings down enough for

the oral medication I was given ( max two 4-6

hour pain tablets per day for over 8 years). I

was hoping to get some of the same topical

medication that needed a prescription and a

compounding pharmacist but my pain mgmt.

doctor would not let me have it.

If you want to ask your doctor about it, it is

called speed gel, as it is used as far as I know

for people who have so much muscle pain

with Fibromyalgia. It basically contains,

Elavil, Guaifenisen (sp?) and Motrin, but I

don't know what strength of any of these

medications and they are crushed and put

in an oily Lechitin base for ease of application.

And, I'm sure some of the pharmacies that

do compounding, could add something to make

it smell better, like lemon, or something fresh

like lemon. When it got to old to use, it was

easy to tell from the smell.

Oh well, my .02 cents worth on this subject.

I did however find it interesting the correlation

of the parts of the brain affected by pain and

hot peppers as we all know they can cause us

some pain indeed if we don't normally eat them.

And, I be the first to warn you about Zostrix,

it probably can work, not unlike the compounded

stuff I asked my doctor for and didn't get. But,

the big problem is that you have to apply it several

times a day for it to work properly and it cannot

be easily washed off, even the packaging warns

to apply less than you think you'll need. A different

alternative cream is Thera-Gesic and it was one

that was recommended by a physical therapist

for my grandmother. It worked great for me

for many years and helped me to cope with the

over all body pain and arthritis, but one day it just

stopped working for me. I used it for many years

though before it didn't work for me anymore. It's

made by Mission Pharmaceutical out of San

Texas and they have an 800 number you can get

from 800 information 800-555-1212 if you can't

find a store near you that sells it. They should be

able to tell you where you can buy it, or possibly

you could buy direct.

JSchm47974@... wrote:

> From: JSchm47974@...

>

> Sharon,

> I'm interested in the pepper thread as well, not sure of the use, just don't

> " touch yourself " or put them where they don't belong! =