Posted by jeff glickman on April 29, 1999 at 12:55:12:
In Reply to: CLUSTER HEADACHE STUDY - info posted by drummer on April 28, 1999 at 18:25:50:
This snip from Healthbeat's 'Home Remedies' article, at
(http://www.kron.com/nc4/healthbeat/stories/homeremedies.html),
certainly validates drummer's efforts to use that cream.
<< What did great grandma keep around the house for aches
and pains? Would you believe hot peppers? There's
actually a pain relieving property in hot peppers that
can soothe what ails you -- painful joints, sprains,
even bruises.
"That pain relieving property has been proven
scientifically," says home remedy expert Susan
Moyers. "Chili peppers, jabanero and jalapeno
peppers, all of the hot peppers contain a
substance called capsaisin."
You can even find capsaisin in some over-the-counter
preparations. Or, try making one yourself: mix one
part cayenne powder with five parts Vaseline or other
petroleum jelly. Simply rub it into the painful area. >>
There's even a Chile Pepper Institute, which is from
whom - several years ago at the Annual Meltdown Fiery
Foods Show - I learned about the effort to produce
capsaisin nose drops for medical treatment.
Thanks to drummer's investigative effort of the study
presented us by Scott, we know that the efforts are
yet underway. I wonder why there's been no product
available yet if these studies have been going on for
so many years. I also wonder: if you are one who
receives the placebo, or even the actual capsaisin
but it doesn't work, what will they do for your pain?
Chile Institute:
http://www.nmsu.edu/Research/hotchile/public_html/index.html