REMEDIES: Cayenne Pepper (capsicum annuum) (HERBS)

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Cayenne Pepper

Cayenne pepper, or African bird pepper, is known as Capsicum annuum in

Latin. It is a native plant of South America, tropical India, and

Africa, where is was a valued medicinal and culinary herb for thousands

of years before its discovery by Europeans.

Cayenne pepper is a perennial plant in tropical areas and an annual in

temperate zones. It is a beautiful plant, sometimes grown as an

ornamental, with white or yellow blossoms and pods that range from

yellow to red.

Despite its hot nature, cayenne is actually a soothing restorative for

the digestive tract when taken in raw form. It is the cooked cayenne

that can irritate the body. The best form in which to take this herb is

powdered and packed in a gelatin capsule. Care must be taken to ingest

it after a meal or to follow it with a large glass of water or a

harmless burning sensation can occur.

Take cayenne pepper at the first sign of a cold or when flu is making

the rounds in your neighborhood. It is also a classic remedy for

diarrhea and cramps in the bowels. Oddly, it will also relieve constipation.

Cayenne has a fascinating effect on blood pressure. It can help lower

the pressure when it is too high and raise it when it is too low.

A daily dose of one capsule three times a day will benefit the heart and

circulation and has been said to help prevent heart attack, colds,

headache, indigestion, depression, and arthritis.

Studies with Kirlian photography, a technique developed in Russia that

reveals an aura of light around living objects, have shown that the

ingestion of cayenne pepper actually makes the light body, or 'aura',

grow. An Indian guru once said that he always takes this herb before a

speaking engagement as it increases his charisma with the audience.

For those suffering with arthritis, a simple linament can be made by

mixing cayenne pepper and vegetable oil and rubbing it into the affected

parts, after which the parts are covered with a flannel cloth.

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