Posted by Ben (155.91.6.40) on September 28, 1999 at 16:25:14:
In Reply to: Cayenne Pepper Anyone??? posted by slloyd on September 28, 1999 at 00:30:51:
I have found cayenne to be effective in lessening the severity of the headache and in some cases actually aborting the headache. The secret is to snort a small amount of cayenne (preferably organic cayenne capsules) into the sinus where the pain is. It burns but not too bad. After five minutes I blow my nose and rinse it with water. The burn goes away pretty fast. This treatment has made my episodes alot more managable for me. If you are interested here are a couple of references in the medical literature that I found on the subject. Clin J Pain, 14(2):97-106 1998 Jun; Drugs, 53(6):909-14 1997 Jun. Good luck