| capsaicin |
(kap-SAY-ih-sin) an ingredient in hot peppers that can be found in ointment form for use on the skin to relieve pain from diabetic neuropathy.
Ãâó: www.diabetes.org/diabetesdictionary.jsp
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| capsaicin |
is the active ingredient in cayenne pepper and can act locally, as part of ointments, as a natural anti-inflammatory agent, as well as thinning the blood and stimulating circulation if taken internally.
Ãâó: www.optinutri.net/glossary.html
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| capsaicin |
Pungent active principle of red peppers that activates specific sensory ion channels, possibly involved in pain transmission.
Ãâó: www.painceptor.com/page.asp
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| capsaicin |
Chemical ingredient in chile peppers which give them their hotness. The more of this ingredient, the notter the pepper.
Ãâó: webpages.charter.net/budnscoot/chili_glossary.htm
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