IMPORTANT NOTE: ALWAYS READ THE ENTIRE LABEL TO MAKE SURE THE MEDICINAL HERBAL PRODUCT DOES NOT CONTAIN SOMETHING THAT YOU MAY BE ALLERGIC TO AND WON'T MIX WELL WITH OTHER MEDICATIONS YOU'RE TAKING.
Little known facts
The cayenne pepper is a red hot chili pepper for flavoring dishes. It's also used for medicinal purposes. The pepper is named after the city of Cayenne in French Guiana.
Cayenne is also called Capsicum. They are both interchangeable since they are both in the same family.
There are many fruits in the Capsicum family.
The activity of the herb is measured by its BTU (British Thermal Units) rating or should I say, how hot it is.
Cayenne is well known as the plant that bites back.
Christopher Columbus first introduced Europe to the hot, biting quality of cayenne when he returned from the New World. Cayenne was probably grown and used for thousands of years in the tropical areas of Africa, India and the Americas before Columbus, the first Westerner brought attention to food flavored with it.
Its name comes from the Greek word "to bite."
The Native American Navajo tribes used cayenne for weaning children.
The Native American Cherokee tribes used cayenne for its stimulating qualities.
The Dispensary of the United States of America noted how capsicum is a powerful local stimulant that produced a sense of heat in the stomach when swallowed, and "a general glow over the body without narcotic effect."
The most important and prominent compound in cayenne is Capsaicin.
The high Vitamin A content is what makes cayenne or capsicum red.
True effects
Vitamin A is vital for normal vision, growth, cellular activity, reproduction and healthy immunity.
Some capsaicin rub-on cream has proven effective in relieving pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Cayenne has proven effective for fighting off diseases.
Cayenne is great for equalizing blood circulation.
Little known facts
The cayenne pepper is a red hot chili pepper for flavoring dishes. It's also used for medicinal purposes. The pepper is named after the city of Cayenne in French Guiana.
Cayenne is also called Capsicum. They are both interchangeable since they are both in the same family.
There are many fruits in the Capsicum family.
The activity of the herb is measured by its BTU (British Thermal Units) rating or should I say, how hot it is.
Cayenne is well known as the plant that bites back.
Christopher Columbus first introduced Europe to the hot, biting quality of cayenne when he returned from the New World. Cayenne was probably grown and used for thousands of years in the tropical areas of Africa, India and the Americas before Columbus, the first Westerner brought attention to food flavored with it.
Its name comes from the Greek word "to bite."
The Native American Navajo tribes used cayenne for weaning children.
The Native American Cherokee tribes used cayenne for its stimulating qualities.
The Dispensary of the United States of America noted how capsicum is a powerful local stimulant that produced a sense of heat in the stomach when swallowed, and "a general glow over the body without narcotic effect."
The most important and prominent compound in cayenne is Capsaicin.
The high Vitamin A content is what makes cayenne or capsicum red.
True effects
Vitamin A is vital for normal vision, growth, cellular activity, reproduction and healthy immunity.
Some capsaicin rub-on cream has proven effective in relieving pain from osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis.
Cayenne has proven effective for fighting off diseases.
Cayenne is great for equalizing blood circulation.
Published by Luke M.
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Lisa Riggs
08/24/2007
Very detailed and well written! Great job Luke!
Kassidy Emmerson
08/21/2007
Cayenne, I see, is for more than cooking! :-)
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