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Can Cayenne Thin the Blood?
Cayenne decreases levels of fibrogen, which is a chemical that thickens blood. Lowering fibrogen levels reduces the risk of blood clot formation, thus reducing the risk of stroke or heart attack.
People in Thailand have fewer cases of deaths caused by blood clots. Researchers in Bangkok thought this might be because Thai people eat hot peppers as appetizers and use them in their cooking. To prove their theory, sixteen medical students were fed hot, peppery rice noodles. Immediately after, their blood showed clot breakup activity, which lasted for about one half hour. Four other medical students who did not get the hot peppers in their noodles showed no change in their blood.
Control pain
One of cayenne’s most unique properties is that it can decrease the sensitivity of your nerve endings to pain. The reason is that capsaicin in hot peppers causes the body to produce something called “Substance P.” This chemical, found naturally in the body, sends pain signals to the brain. If you stub your toe, Substance P helps to tell you that it hurts. Somehow cayenne triggers the release of Substance P, but used steadily over time, it causes Substance P to send less severe pain messages.
Of course, you don’t want to just take cayenne when nothing’s wrong. Pain has a purpose, sending a message that your body demands attention. So, only after you locate the pain should you go ahead and sprinkle the pepper on your food.
Two studies from the National Health Education Institute confirm this pain-blocking property and recommend cayenne for reducing the pain of migraines. This can also help those suffering from shingles, caused by the herpes zoster virus. The same capsaicin found in cayenne is a key ingredient in an over-the-counter medication known as Zostrix™, commonly recommended by doctors for shingles, as well as for controlling pain from rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis.
The Cayenne that Cried “Wolf!”
The way cayenne eases pain is like the story of the boy who cried “wolf.” The shepherd boy cried wolf because he thought it was fun to see the townspeople running up to save his sheep. But he did it too many times when there was no wolf around. Finally the townspeople stopped running to help him. When the real wolf came, no one was there.
Cayenne causes the body to cry “pain” when there is no pain there. Soon the Substance P stops sending so many messages. Then, when a real pain does come along, the body doesn’t respond as strongly to the pain signal, just as the townspeople stopped responding to the cry, “Wolf!” It’s not that you stop feeling any pain at all, just that it becomes more manageable.
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