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Capsaicin is a natural ingredient in Cayenne peppers, which makes them taste "hot". Cayenne peppers have Capsaicin in their leaves for protection from animals eating them.
In medicine Capsaicin is used in many OTC topical pain relievers, for example to control arthritic pains.
Topical Capsaicin helps to relieve the pain in the nerve endings near the surface of the skin. Capsaicin interrupts the action of molecules at the nerve endings, which affect how the brain recognizes pain, itch, and heat. If Capsaicin is removed, the nerve endings recover.
Studies show that Capsaicin can also help to reduce joint and muscle pains, associated with Psoriatic Arthritis.
Capsaicin also helps to alleviate the pains caused by shingles, post-surgery pains etc.
Capsaicin is also a component of pepper spray used for riot control. Capsaicin will cause severe burning if it gets onto skin of the face, into the eyes, onto the mucous membranes etc.
Capsaicin causes a person to feel heat on the skin where a topical cream with Capsaicin was applied. Capsaicin is applied onto the skin and then removed after the person starts to feel the sensation of the heat.
Capsaicin studies show that it may cause cancer (prostate cancer, lung cancer) cells to die.
Topical Capsaicin may be useful in treating psoriasis.
A double-blind placebo controlled study with around 200 people involved has shown that Capsaicin helps the redness, scaling and itching of the skin in the people with psoriasis, when compared with the effect of a placebo.
Two separate psoriasis studies showed that a 0.025% Capsaicin cream used topically decreased scaling and redness of the psoriatic plaques.
Some people say that eating Hot peppers (aka Chilli peppers, Cayenne peppers) also helps them to control their psoriasis. But not all people can eat spicy foods, i.e. Chilli peppers with Capsaicin, i.e. due to a heartburn etc.
Please check with your doctor before starting external or internal Capsaicin psoriasis treatment.
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