Thursday, May 30, 2024

More on the Medicinal Uses of Cayenne

Reminder:  I'd love to have articles on food and medical preparedness to appear here over the summer.  The author of the best article each month will win a Prep School Daily book of his/her choice.
 
Every single time I publish a new book from the blog, I almost immediately come across new information that should have been included—would have been included, if only I had found it sooner.  Its very frustrating.  C’est la vie. 

Since Armageddon Pharmacy has now been available on Amazon for over a month, it’s time to start with some new herbal medicine articles.  Up for today are more sources documenting the medicinal uses of cayenne.  I’m going print this up and stick it inside my book.  These are entirely new-to-me sources documenting usage for issues that are included in Armageddon Pharmacy, as well as uses for other medical problems.

An article by The Survival Doctor states that cayenne pepper is of no efficacy in treating a heart attack.  A little digging found that the Survival Doctor doesn’t appear to be a physician at all.[1]  Take his recommendations with a grain of salt.

USAGE


Cardiovascular
  • Angina
    • Topical application[2]
  • Arteriosclerosis[3]
  • Atherosclerosis[4] [5]
  • Bleeding, minor
    • Powder, applied topically and with direct pressure[6]
  • Heart attack, early stages
    • Ointment on skin above heart[7]
    • Tea[8]
    • Tincture[9]
  • Hypertension[10] [11]
    • 6 mg/d reduced diastolic and systolic blood pressure in patients with hypertension, but not those with normal blood pressure over a period of 5 months[12]
  • Platelet aggregation (clotting) suppressed markedly[14] 
  • Pulmonary embolism
    • Capsaicin in a dosage of 25 mg/kg better than aspirin and indomethacin, which did not become effective until using doses of 200 mg/kg[13]
  • Stroke patients, dysphagia (ability to swallow)
    • Administration of capsaicin, one of the active constituents in cayenne, improved swallow function in 90% of acute stroke patients[15]
    • Prevention
      • Daily consumption of cayenne pepper[16]
  • Ventricular fibrillation and tachycardia[17]
Dental Endocrine
  • Blood glucose levels lowered[19]
  • Gestational diabetes
    • Blood glucose levels decreased, 5 mg/dl[20]
Gastrointestinal
  • Anorexia[21]
  • Bleeding ulcers[22]
  • Cholera
    • 1 “spoonful” cayenne powder and 1 “spoonful” salt in 1 cup boiled water, consumed hot[33]
  • Food poisoning[23]
    • Bacillus cereus[24]
    • Listeria monocytogenes[25]
    • Salmonella typhimurium[26]
  • Gastroparesis[34]
  • GERD[35]
  • Helicobacter pylori[37]
  • Hemorrhoids[27]
  • Nausea/vomiting, post-operative
    • Cream, when applied at acupressure points[38]
  • NSAID-induced gastritis[39]
  • Obesity[32] 
  • Ulcers
    • Aspirin-induced ulcers[31] 
    • Duodenal and peptic[28]
    • Gastric[29]
    • Healing and prevention[30]
Hepatic
  • Gallstones
  • Non-alcoholic fatty liver[41]
Musculoskeletal  Powder, one pinch added to any compress, oil blend, salve, or tea, for all orthopedic pain.[42]  Topically applied for all conditions below.[43]Neurological
  • Diabetic neuropathy[54]
  • Headaches, cluster[57]
    • Nasal application[58]
  • Post-herpetic neuralgia[52]
  • Post-operative neuralgia
    • Topical application[53]
Parasites
  • Bed bugs 
    • 1 spoonful cayenne powder in 1 cup boiled water and sprinkled where bed bugs are present. [59]
  • Parasitic infections[60]
Respiratory Skin
  • Dermatitis[69]
  • Dog bites
    • Powder applied topically[70]
  • Eczema[71]
  • Itching due to renal failure
    • Cream, topically applied[72]
  • Post-mastectomy syndrome[75] 
  • Psoriasis[73]
    • Topical application[74]
  • Wound healing[76]
Urological
  • Incontinence, to increase bladder capacity in patients with bladder hyperactivity
    • Topically applied[77]
Other

Caution.  Not for use in individuals taking ACE inhibitors, aspirin, stomach acid reducers, blood thinners, or theophylline.[80] [81]

[1] https://thesurvivaldoctor.com/author/the-survival-doctor

[2] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477151/

[3] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[4] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477151/

[6] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 440.

[7] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 261.

[8] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 81.

[9] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 81.

[11] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 566.

[12] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1271/bbb.80883

[17] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[18] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[19] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16825682/

[20] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6000222/

[21] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[22] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[23] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[24] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[25] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[26] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[27] https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/jcim-2015-0037/html

[28] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[29] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1040-830491379236

[30] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[31] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[32] https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1016/j.febslet.2007.07.082

[33] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[34] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756096/

[35] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756096/

[36] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26756096/

[37] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16979110/

[38] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[39] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[40] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[41] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477151/

[42] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 334.

[43] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[44] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[45] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[46] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[47] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[48] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[49] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[50] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[51] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[52] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[53] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[54] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[55] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[56] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[57] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[58] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7708405/

[59] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[60] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[61] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[62] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[63] Joseph Alton, et al., Survival Medicine Handbook, 4th Edition, 2021, 250.

[64] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[65] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[66] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[67] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[68] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[69] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19446682/

[70] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[71] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19446682/

[72] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[73] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/16540674/https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[74] https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10408398.2013.772090

[75] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

[76] https://journals.lww.com/nutritiontodayonline/abstract/2011/01000/red_pepper__overview_of_potential_health_benefits.9.aspx

[77] https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0953711208000756

[78] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3954235/

[80] https://www.ijpbs.com/ijpbsadmin/upload/ijpbs_50c8439388e3e.pdf

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