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Description
Medicinal Usage
The vitamin C content nearly doubles as the pods turn red. Cayenne is high in vitamin A, B vitamins, calcium, phosphorus, and iron, and contains up to 15 percent protein.
Cayenne is a must for Mexican food. It will enhance the flavor of tomato dishes, egg salad, eggplant, and beans. In American herbology, the use of cayenne as a stimulant was promoted by Samuel Thomson in the late 1700s and early 1800s (see lobelia). He used it as a followup to lobelia to "retain the internal vital heat of the system and cause free perspiration?" Cayenne has been used as a gargle for sore throats. Rheumatism and arthritis have been treated with a poultice or liniment made from powdered cayenne.
A teaspoon of cayenne suspended in a tablespoon of olive oil has been given to relieve nausea at the first signs of seasickness. Small amounts in food increase saliva and help digestion. Taken internally, cayenne produces great warmth in the stomach and to a lesser extent in the extremities. It opens capillaries and increases blood flow. In Oriental medicine, cayenne is considered a yin herb, bringing heat to the surface capillaries where it dissipates, and thus ultimately having a cooling effect.
Like other herbs, cayenne in excess can cause problems. It irritates the skin and mucosa. External application can cause dermatitis with blistering. Gastroenteritis and kidney lesions can result from excessive internal use.
Capsicum fruits contain a pungent alkaloid - capsaicin - and capsanthin - a cartenoid pigment. Capsaicin produces a strong alkaline reaction likened to lye, producing intense pain, dizziness and high pulse. It is not water-soluble and cannot wash off. The effect is termed "Human Hand?" If peppers are soaked in vinegar for several hours capsaicin is neutralized.
General Herb Information
There are about twenty species and dozens of varieties in the genus Capsicum, indigenous to tropical America. In their native habitat, they are perennial and woody, growing to seven feet tall, though in American gardens they are grown as annuals reaching a height of three feet. Two species, C. annuum and C. frutescens, are cultivated in this country. C. annuum and its varieties include chili peppers, paprika, pimento peppers, and even the common green bell pepper. C. frutescens includes the tabasco peppers grown commercially in the Gulf States and New Mexico.
These much-branched, smooth, shiny herbs have alternate leaves, oval to lance- shaped, one to five inches in length. C. annuum flowers are solitary, arising from leaf axils. C. frutescens may have flowers in pairs or several from each axil. The flowers on both species are white and star-shaped. Blooming begins in July to August; fruits mature by October. The familiar pods range from inch-long pea-sized fruits to banana-shaped fruits over a foot long. Their colors range from deep blues, cream yellow, green, orange, and scarlet.
Peppers are grown from seed sown indoors in flats six to eight weeks before spring's last frost. In Southern states, cayenne can be sown directly in the garden after danger of frost has passed. Young seedlings are tender and easily destroyed by frost, though mature plants may survive an autumn frost or two. Give seedlings eight-to twelve-inch spacings.
A rich, sandy loam is good for pepper culture. Peppers like full sun but will tolerate some shade. A light soil will usually produce a healthier crop than heavy clay soils. Peppers tolerate a pH range from 4.5 to 8. Irrigation may be necessary for young seedlings until the root system is well-established.
Just before a fall frost, harvest the ripened fruits and string them up to dry. Be careful not to break the stem at the top of the fruit, causing it to spoil before dry. The whole plant can be pulled and hung to dry. Peppers may take several weeks to dry, losing about 75 percent of their fresh weight.
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Directions
Take 1 capsule, 3 times daily, with meals.
Cautions
Excessive internal use can inflame membranes that line the stomach and intestines; harm to the kidneys is also possible.
If you have any digestive disorders, seek professional medical advice before use.
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