Medicinal Use & Health Benefit of Cayenne Pepper (Capsicum)

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" If you master only one herb in your life, master cayenne pepper. It is

more powerful than any other. " Dr. Schulze

 

" In 35 years of practice, and working with the people and teaching, I

have never on house calls lost one heart attack patient and the reason

is, whenever I go in--if they are still breathing--I pour down them a

cup of cayenne tea (a teaspoon of cayenne in a cup of hot water, and

within minutes they are up and around). " Dr. Christopher

 

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" Cayenne pepper - prized for thousands of years for its healing power.

Folklore from around the world recounts amazing results using cayenne

pepper in simple healing and in baffling health problems. But cayenne

pepper is not just a healer from ancient history. Recent clinical

studies have been conducted on many of the old-time health applications

for this miracle herb. Again and again, the therapeutic value of cayenne

pepper has been medically validated. " Dr. Patrick Quillin

 

The Healing Power of Cayenne Pepper

In a recent letter to the editors of the New England Journal of

Medicine, three Italian doctors describe how they were able to reduce

patients' reported dyspepsia symptoms by more than half - by

prescribing red pepper powder. In a study of 30 patients with

functional dyspepsia, half of the participants received a placebo, while

the other half took 2.5 grams of red pepper powder each day (divided

into capsules taken before each of three meals). Both groups took their

respective treatments for five weeks, and rated their symptoms each day

on a scale of zero to three (higher scores indicated more severe

symptoms).

 

By the third week, the red pepper group showed a significant advantage

over the control group. And by week five, the pepper group's symptoms

had declined 60 percent from their baseline scores - while the control

group's scores had only decreased about half as much. The symptom scores

included ratings for pain, a feeling of fullness, nausea, and an overall

score. The red pepper powder produced significant gains in all four

areas.

 

 

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 & 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.

 

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. Anderson 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. Richard Anderson, 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. Anderson 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.

 

Dr. Anderson, author of Cleanse and Purify Thyself, tells of one time

when he was on the beach and a man began passing a kidney stone . The

man took some cayenne, which relieved his pain almost immediately.

 

A person known to Dr. Anderson had a severe toothache in the middle of

the night on a weekend. He tried many things to relieve the pain.

Cayenne was the only thing that helped.

 

One of the youngest persons to take cayenne was a six-week old baby who

was born with chronic asthma. Dr. John Christopher administered the

cayenne using an eyedropper, and it then became possible for the baby to

breathe normally.

 

Dr. Christopher has used cayenne to eliminate allergies, varicose veins,

cramps, constipation, and to increase energy.

 

Dr. Anderson recommends cayenne to help cleanse the body, increase body

heat, improve circulation, and strengthen the eyes. But above all, Dr.

Anderson feels that cayenne is exceptionally beneficial for the heart.

 

Rich Anderson published the first Cleanse and Purify Thyself in 1988. It

became one of the most popular books on cleansing ever written. With

almost no advertising, this book spread around the world and was

translated into several languages.

 

Dr. Richard Schulze - " If you take cayenne pepper in capsules, you may

be wasting your time and never getting the cures I got with my

patients. "

 

 

Historical or traditional use

 

The potent, hot fruit of cayenne has been used as medicine for

centuries. It was considered helpful for various conditions of the

gastrointestinal tract, including stomachaches, cramping pains, and gas.

Cayenne was frequently used to treat diseases of the circulatory system.

 

 

It is still traditionally used in herbal medicine as a circulatory tonic

(a substance believed to improve circulation).

 

Rubbed on the skin, cayenne is a traditional, as well as modern, remedy

for rheumatic pains and arthritis due to what is termed a

counterirritant effect. A counterirritant is something which causes

irritation to a tissue to which it is applied, thus distracting from the

original irritation (such as joint pain in the case of arthritis).

 

What is the Scientific Evidence for Cayenne? Bibliography

 

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.

 

Bibliography

 

 

 

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" Cayenne has the ability to clear the blood of matter and gasses that

cause digestive problems and to help people who suffer from cold hands

or feet. It alleviates inflammation and can break up the deposits that

contribute to the pain of arthritis.

 

It clears sinus congestion, conjunctivitis, and spongy, bleeding gums.

Because it also has astringent qualities, it can stop bleeding and

prevent swelling.

 

A source of Vitamin C, it rejuvenates the entire body when energy is

depleted and is such a powerful stimulant that just a few sips of

cayenne water or a few grains of cayenne on the lips may help prevent

shock or depression in times of physical or emotional trauma. And it is

believed to be a good tonic for strengthening the heart.

 

From my studies and my own experience with cayenne, I consider it to be

an important ingredient for anybody interested in taking educated and

careful responsibility for his or her own well-being in situations that

are not serious enough to require a doctor's care or in circumstances in

which medical attention is not immediately available. "

 

Heart Attacks: Cayenne

Dr. Christopher

 

" In 35 years of practice, and working with the people and teaching, I

have never on house calls lost one heart attack patient and the reason

is, whenever I go in--if they are still breathing--I pour down them a

cup of cayenne tea (a teaspoon of cayenne in a cup of hot water, and

within minutes they are up and around).

 

This is one of the fastest acting aids we could ever give for the

heart, because it feeds that heart immediately. Most hearts are

suffering from malnutrition because of processed food we are eating, but

here it gets a good powerful dose of real food and it's something that

has brought people in time after time.

 

This is something that everyone should know how great it is, because a

heart attack can come to your friends or loved ones any time. And even

yourself.

 

The warm tea is faster working than tablets, capsules, cold tea,

because the warm tea opens up the cell structure--makes it expand and

accept the cayenne that much faster, and it goes directly to the heart,

through the artery system, and feeds it in powerful food. "

 

The Healing Power of Cayenne Pepper : Complete Handbook of Cayenne Home

Remedies

 

 

Poderes Curativos De Los Chiles/Healiing Powers of Hot Peppers

 

 

Left for Dead by R.F. Quinn

This book digs up the dirt on the medical establishment saying that

heart surgery can nearly kill you and do you no good in the end, all

done with a whopping price-tag. Drugs are favored over herbs since they

can be patented and sold to patients for great profits.

 

Dick Quinn gives his personal testimony about nearly dying from heart

surgery, but finally getting well by taking Cayenne, Garlic, Onion and

other herbs, but mainly Cayenne. He scoured the earth looking for the

hottest Cayenne he could find to burn his insides out! But no matter how

much it burns, it's all good for you.

 

He started his own herb company servicing mainly heart conditions which

had a lot of loyal customers until the FDA... shut him down because his

cure was effective and cheap, and the medical establishment did not

profit.

 

I ran out and bought some Cayenne and popped several daily. I really

didn't get the energy boost he got, but I suppose they're helping. The

book tells his story first, then describes some herbs secondly, and then

ends with the disadvantages of heart surgery.

 

There are sage quotes about the medical establishment and goodness of

healing herbs throughout the book from distinguished men. The book seems

somewhat disjointed as it goes into its different, but inter-related

parts written by different authors.

 

Quinn's story is short, skims the surface, and has some drama, but

certainly is not a candidate for an Oscar winning movie. The writing

style is direct, conversational, and informative and skips all literary

flourishes to get the news out that herbs can heal. I found particularly

interesting that drugs like aspirin merely synthetically imitate the

healing effects of herbs, such as aspirin being derived from Willow

Bark.

 

 

 

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More Herbs for the Heart - Cardiovascular System

Botanical Influences on Cardiovascular Disease

by Alan L. Miller, N.D.

 

The best-known herb for the heart in western herbalism is Hawthorn

(Crataegus). The extract of hawthorn can increase blood flow to the

heart muscle itself, helping to counteract one of the most common modern

causes of death in industrial countries--heart attack due to lack of

blood flow to the heart.

 

In pharmacological tests on both animals and humans, hawthorn has been

shown to improve the contractility of the heart muscle (which can lead

to a stronger pumping action of the heart), increase cardiac performance

and output, lower the peripheral vascular resistance (reducing the

workload of the heart), steady the heartbeat (antiarrhythmic effect), as

well as increasing the heart's tolerance to oxygen deficiency, such as

might happen during stress or excitement, or in diseases where the

arteries are partially blocked. "

 

The Chemistry of Garlic's Health Benefits

Epidemiological and medical studies suggest that individuals regularly

consuming garlic show a lower incidence of stomach cancer, have longer

blood clotting times and show lower blood lipid levels (which indirectly

translates into reduced risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease)

 

 

Encapsulated high quality Garlic Bulb carefully screened for

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Conquering Heart Disease Using Natural Methods(downloadable E-book)

Your Body Can Heal Itself Without Drugs And Their Painful Or Deadly Side

Effects. You Can Live A Long And Healthy Life. Read On And Learn What

Simple And Powerful Decisions You Can Begin To Make Right Now To Restore

Your Health And Vitality!

 

Standardized Hawthorn Extract

(Crataegus oxyacantha)

 

Hawthorn can be used as part of a comprehensive wellness program to

promote cardiovascular health. Hawthorn leaf, stem and flower extracts

have been shown to promote healthy heart function by improving blood and

nutrient flow to the heart muscle. A healthy heart helps maintain

healthy blood flow and nutrient delivery throughout the body.

 

Hawthorn berry tincture - Heart formula tincture - High Blood Pressure

/ Hypertension

 

 

Cayenne- Hawthorn: A synergistic blend of popular cayenne and hawthorn

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Surviving a heart attack without hospital intervention

A testimonial by Shirley (author of this website)

 

My husband had a severe heart attack (MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION - an area of

tissue death due to blocking off of its blood supply).

 

I credit his full recovery to the following: hawthorn berries

(crataegus) extract--- 10 drops twice a day; kyolic (aged garlic),

magnesium citrate, ginseng, flaxoil, selenium, zinc, vitamins A & E as

well as other multi vitamins; and 2 tablespoons of flaxoil. Shirley

detail

 

 

Medicinal Action and Uses of hawthorn extract

" Medicinal Action and Uses: Mainly used as a cardiac tonic in organic

and functional heart troubles. "

 

Hawthorn, touted as effective in reducing angina attacks by lowering

blood pressure and cholesterol levels, should never be taken with

Lanoxin (digoxin), the medication prescribed for most for heart

ailments. The mix can lower your heart rate too much, causing blood to

pool, bringing on possible heart failure. Medicine - Herb/Food

Interactions

 

 

DR. CHRISTOPHER on HEART HEALTH

Heart circulation, cholesterol, heart disease, palpitation, heart

weakness, heart attack, how to strengthen the heart,stress on the heart,

etc. HERBAL AIDS , HEART TONIC and TESTIMONIALS

 

 

 

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CAYENNE PEPPER - EMERGENCY USES

Bleeding, breathing problem, circulation problem, drowning, internal

pain, and more

 

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punctures) is believe it or not Cayenne Pepper.

 

 

 

 

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