Chiles as medicine

[kentishman]

This is the first I have heard of using chile powder to stop bleeding:

https://nutrilover.com/best-first-aid-stop-the-bleeding-in-10-seconds/

 

[spicefreak]

Most of that was not news to me but I would have expected the increased heart rate to cause one to bleed out faster if anything. Applying powder directly to a wound would aid clotting regardless of the type so I'm a touch sceptical there's any reason to use cayenne over any other antiseptic but, if taking it internally does what the article says, that's a lot less easy to dismiss. Very interesting.

 

[cruzzfish]

 Applying powder directly to a wound would aid clotting regardless of the type 

Yeah but it wouldn't be worth the blinding pain and risk of infection.

 

[The Hot Pepper]

Some sites state it has ant-fungal anti-bacterial properties as well, so works for wound care.
 
Who the hell knows? Remember the grapefruit diet?

A lot of this is junk science to be able to place ads on a page and sell cayenne etc.

 

[spicefreak]

Yeah but it wouldn't be worth the blinding pain and risk of infection.

 
Well here the chilli keeps out the infection but I can't imagine it helps the pain much.
 
 

Remember the grapefruit diet?

 
I remember the grapefruit blowjob...

 

[Pepper Princess]

Interesting. I tend to think of hot peppers as the ultimate health food. Sore throat? Bad digestion? Allergies? Hot sauce!

 

[seasmoke]

Hot peppers are the ultimate herbal metabolic stimulant esp. for circulation and digestion, a topical pain killer (sore lower back etc..), and are a very weak antiseptic.  As with almost anything you can overdose on them.(sorry)

 

[RedSkull]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/living/1748003/chilli-and-ginger-slash-the-risk-of-cancer-stopping-tumours-growing/

 

[willard3]

Curanderos in Méjico frequently prescribe chile for many ailments.