Advice On Health Benefits Of Cayenne Pepper
posted on 04/11/2009
Cayenne pepper should be in every first aid kit, every glove box, every purse, and backpack. Cayenne pepper can save lives.
I am often met with disbelief when I tell people all the wonderful things cayenne pepper can do. It is a prized traditional healing herb for thousands of years. They have written books on and in recent times done studies on it. Many of the health claims have been tested and proven to be true.
In the simplest way cayenne pepper is nutritious. It is high in Vitamin C, A and the B vitamins. It is high in the minerals of Potassium and Calcium. Potassium is especially good for the heart. Surprisingly studies have shown cayenne pepper to even help with heart burn. It is also good for pain relief, to stop bleeding, help sanitize wounds, stop heart attacks and increase survival from heart attacks, useful for surviving strokes, helps some skin conditions.
Most people are taken a back at the fact that cayenne pepper can both stop heart attacks and stop bleeding. They think if it clots blood then that would make a heart attack of stoke worse. They are right but cayenne pepper does not stop bleeding by clotting blood. Cayenne pepper regulates blood flow and pressure. It aids the veins in performing at their best,
If you are wounded and bleeding then the blood flow is regulated so that the damaged veins restrict and keep the blood from flowing out as fast while unaffected veins retain their blood flow so that the affected area still gets the nutrients they it needs. The lessened blood flow out of the damaged veins allows clotting. It is similar to ice. Ice does not form well on a fast moving river while a slow stream freezes over much more quickly.
There have been cases of people wounded with gunshot wounds and other normally mortal wounds. By giving cayenne pepper tea and packing cayenne pepper into the wounds people have survived wounds they normally would not have.
Similarly cayenne pepper helps in the case of a heart attack or stroke because it regulates blood flow and helps the heart beat strong. It keeps blood flowing to the affected areas. It widens the veins so blood can get past the blockages. It is easy to find stories of people who have had heart attacks and even seemed to be dead who were saved by being given cayenne pepper tea or tincture.
You can help prevent frost bite by taking a cup of cayenne pepper tea before going out into the cold. I have done this and couldn't help but laugh a little when my friends who were out with me all day were cold and wanted the heater on during the ride home. I on the other hand was hot with the heater on and had not gotten cold all day. You can also find stories of how cayenne pepper helps with frost bite both before and after the damage in books or online.
I know it's hard to believe something so spicy could help heart burn but a study showed that people with dyspepsia felt better when taking a bit of cayenne pepper regularly with meals.
The best way to give cayenne pepper is a teaspoon in a glass of water given as needed. The frequency will vary based on the use and the severity of the problem being treated. To keep a tincture with you for emergencies you can buy one of make your own. Tincture recipes vary and I so far have relied on the tea. Given with warm water is best but long as you have any water to give with the cayenne pepper it will help.
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justmesuzanne says:
(225d 8h 21min ago)
Good article! How do you make the tea? With the powder or with the dried peppers, or what? How long do you steep it?
You can also mix a little cayenne pepper with baby powder or cornstarch and put on your feet before you put on your shoes and socks in cold weather. It will keep your feet warm!
:) Suzanne
ZerdaFennecus says:
(224d 15h 6min ago)
The tea is just using the powder mixed in hot hater though it can be given cold it works best with hot water. It works faster in hot water because it stars working when it comes in contact with you mucus membranes so soon as it gets in your mouth. It may be a bit more difficult for some to tolerate if they are more sensitive to the burning sensation but if it's for an emergency a little burning would be the least concern.
I have always just mixed it in the hot water and used long as was a drinkable temperature not not steeped it. It feels plenty powerful that way. If you have time and can stand the heat of it I would use boiling water then let cool to a drinkable temperature.
You could probably make it with the whole peppers too but then you would need to steep it and I don't know how long. One recipe for tincture calls for whole peppers.
They sell it in capsules but it does not work as well that way.