OT - Hot, Hot, Hot: Peppers and spiders reach same pain receptor - OT

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Hi,

 

I've read about capsaicin relieving arthritis

and other pains. Here's a few reports:

 

http://www.thenutritionreporter.com/hot_stuff.html

http://www.rheumatoidarthritis.realage.com/content.aspx/topic/18

 

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & dopt=Abstra\

ct & list_uids=1954640

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve & db=PubMed & dopt=Abstr\

act & list_uids=1954640>

" According to the global evaluations, 80% of the

capsaicin-treated patients experienced a reduction in

pain after two weeks of treatment. Transient burning

was felt at the sites of drug application by 23 of the

52 capsaicin-treated patients; two patients withdrew

from treatment because of this side effect. It is

concluded that capsaicin cream is a safe and effective

treatment for arthritis. "

 

Of course, it is in a cream format applied

on the outside as opposed to being eaten.

 

Stinging nettles is another possible source

of relief for osteoarthritis.

 

Meanwhile I must harvest some peppers this

weekend and probably dry and grind them for

powder. Hm, maybe I'll look into what the

procedure is to make a cream of them. I know

I already have info about making a tincture.

And I have a lovely growing stinging nettle

plant. Hopefully it has no problems through

our not so cold winter.

 

Gary

 

--- drpatsant <drpatsant wrote:

 

> Thanks, Gary That's interesting indeed - and I

> hadn't spotted that item. I don't know

> how this impinges on my habit of eating loads of

> chilies, but it'll come to me, I'm sure,

> after another cup of coffee.

>

> Can you remember - I think I read somewhere (maybe

> something posted here?) that

> capsaicin could alleviate arthritis pain? Any

> knowledge of that??? (Nope, relax, everyone,

> this isn't turning into a health group or a

> hypochondriac's whinge group - but things are

> slow right now and hey, it doesn't hurt to ask

> I'll mark this OT so those who aren't

> interested can skip it, ok? That way we can always

> go Off Topic a bit if we like!)

>

> Love, Pat

>

> > Thought you might find this Science News article

> interesting.

> >

> >

>

http://www.sciencenews.org/articles/20061111/fob5.asp

> . . .

>

 

gsmattingly

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